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| Differences in the quality of housing units occupied by elderly men versus elderly women | | Author(s) | Namkee G Choi |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 13, nos 1/2, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 93-114 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Housing [elderly] ; Slums ; Quality ; Older men ; Older women ; Needs [elderly] ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Unmet housing needs can be more costly and more hazardous to health and well-being in the case of older people than the rest of the population, because they generally spend more time in their homes. The purpose of this paper, based on data from the 1991 American Housing Survey, is to examine the adequacy and quality of housing units headed by those aged 65 and over, and to examine factors that would predict poor quality housing headed by older people. The findings indicate that housing units occupied by older ethnic minority women, especially if living with relatives or non-relatives, were most likely to be deficient, as compared to those occupied by white women living alone. Policy and social services implications of the findings are also discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991022242 A |
| Classmark | KE: RNC: 59: BC: BD: IK: 3F: 7T |
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