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Residential Mobility of Elderly Canadians: Trends and Determinants*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 October 2014

Barry Edmonston  and
Sharon M. Lee
Barry Edmonston*
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology and Population Research Group, University of Victoria
Sharon M. Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology and Population Research Group, University of Victoria
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†Correspondence and requests for offprints should be sent to/La correspondence et les demandes de: Barry Edmonston, Ph.D. University of Victoria – Sociology PO Box 3050 STN CSC Victoria, BC V8W 3P5 (be@uvic.ca)
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Abstract

An understanding of trends and determinants for the residential mobility of elderly Canadians is essential for public policy and planning. Study of the patterns, changes over time, and determinants of the mobility of older Canadians has become increasingly important as the population ages. Elderly residential mobility has decreased substantially since 1971, and almost one-half of this decrease is due to changes in population composition. Because the multivariate analysis described here does not account for most of the downward trends in residential mobility, however, further work is needed on speculative explanations discussed in this article.

Résumé

Une bonne compréhension des tendances et des déterminants de la mobilité résidentielle des Canadiens âgés est essentiel pour les politiques publiques et la planification. Étude des patrons, change au fil du temps, et les déterminants de la mobilité des Canadiens âgés sont devenus de plus en plus important que la population vieillit. La mobilité résidentielle des personnes âgées a diminué considérablement depuis 1971, et près de la moitié de cette baisse est due à des changements dans la composition de la population. Parce que l’analyse multivariée de ce document ne tient pas compte de la plupart des tendances à la baisse de la mobilité résidentielle, toutefois, d’autres travaux sont nécessaires sur les explications spéculatives abordés dans cet article.

Keywords

agingaging Canadiansmigrationmobility statusle vieillissementCanadiens âgésla mobilitéles migrations

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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 33 , Issue 4: Special Issue on Aging Families , December 2014 , pp. 378 - 399
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 2014 

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This article was based on a paper presented at the International Symposium on Aging Families, a conference held at the University of Victoria, 3-4 June 2013. We thank conference participants for their questions and comments. We appreciate useful comments from two anonymous reviewers, which improved the article.

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