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This paper identifies factors which differentiate elderly residential movers and non-movers. Longitudinal data were used in the analysis. Logistic regression results showed that length of residency, home ownership, use of community support services, and number of adult children each had an effect on relocation. Respondents who reported longer lengths of residency and those who owned a home were less likely to relocate. Those elders who utilized more community support services were also less likely to move. Conversely, elders with greater numbers of adult children were more likely to relocate. There was not a significant effect of health status on relocation.
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Sommers, D.G., Rowell, K.R. Factors differentiating elderly residential movers and nonmovers. Popul Res Policy Rev 11, 249–262 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00124940
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