Movers or stayers? heterogeneity of older Adults' residential profiles across Continental Europe

Traditionally, the emotional attachment older adults have to their homes and the economic and health burden caused by residential moves have had a deterrent effect on mobility during old age. In spite of this static general trend, 20% of older Europeans change their residential location after the ag...

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Autor: Fernández-Carro, Celia|||0000-0002-9065-3528
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:166547
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/166547
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.2478/v10105-012-0003-x
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Residential mobility
Older adults
Continental Europe
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Resumo:Traditionally, the emotional attachment older adults have to their homes and the economic and health burden caused by residential moves have had a deterrent effect on mobility during old age. In spite of this static general trend, 20% of older Europeans change their residential location after the age of 65. Some studies point out that this percentage will increase in the coming decades along with the onset of baby-boom cohorts reaching older ages. The main objective of this article is to describe the residential mobility trends during old age in some European countries and identify the main features of those elderly thatmove after 65, using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).