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Older persons who move — reasons and health consequences
Author(s)	Namkee G Choi
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 15, no 3, September 1996
Pages	pp 325-344
Keywords	House removal ; Health [elderly] ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Using data from the US Longitudinal Survey of Aging (LSOA), 1984-1990, this article analyses reasons for, and determinants of, moving house among people aged 70 and over. More than 60% of the mover sample gave their own poor health, their spouse's poor health/death and/or their desire for close kinship as reasons why they moved. More than 25% cited money problems as a reason. Blacks and women were more likely to cite desire for close kinship than were whites and men. The comparison between 615 movers and 3,445 non-movers also showed that moving late in life contributes to deterioration in health to a small but significant degree. Social services and financial assistance for children and other relatives who take in ailing older relatives are recommended. Social services and programmes to help alleviate the stress and ease the transition of moving for older people are also discussed. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-980513214 A
Classmark	TNH: CC: 3F: 7T
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