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Race and residence variation in living arrangements among unmarried older adults
— findings from a sample of Floridians | | Author(s) | Chuck W Peek, John C Henretta, Raymond T Coward |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 19, no 1, March 1997 |
| Pages | pp 46-68 |
| Keywords | Single persons ; Married persons ; Living patterns ; Ethnic groups ; Living alone ; Variance analysis ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examines race and residence differences in the likelihood of unmarried older people living alone. Using data collected from a stratified, random sample of 1,200 older people in rural and urban areas of Florida, the investigation demonstrates that among the 704 of those unmarried, African Americans and residents of urban areas are most likely to live with others than are whites and rural residents, respectively. This study also finds that the effects of race and residence on living alone are cumulative. Other factors with significant influence on living arrangements are age, gender, the occurrence of hospitalisation in the past year, and the number of unmarried children. Variations in the proximity of children, and the relationship between elders and other member of the household offer insight into race and residence differences in living alone that remain unexplained by the multivariate analysis. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971113208 A |
| Classmark | SQ: SLP: K7: TK: K8: 3YA: 3F: 7T |
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