The second move: health and geographic mobility
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A number of studies have examined the relationship between residential relocation and health in the elderly. Studies of migration in the elderly have mainly focused on factors other than health in examining reasons for migration in this population. The role that health plays in elderly migration may be minimized in studies that view the elderly as one population. The younger portion of this population may migrate because they have recently retired and their health is good. But the older portion may migrate because their health is poor and they need to be closer to relatives. Thus when the elderly are grouped together as one population, the health factor is neutralized. This study examined the relationship between health and geographic mobility in the older portion of the elderly population to see if poor health played a significant role in mobility. Data from the Longitudinal Study of Aging Version 2 were obtained and analyzed. Only data from subjects 70 years of age or older who resided in the community were examined. Results showed that poor health or the presence of a disability were not the major health factors affecting mobility, but the degree of disability or an increase in the level of a disability were directly related to mobility. The migration was pronounced when poor health resulted in a decline in the ability to perform the activities of daily life without outside assistance. These results indicate that health factors affect migration in the older portion of the elderly population. This type of migration, termed amenity migration, refers to migration influenced by poor health that involves diminished abilities to perform daily activities. This type of migration needs to be researched further. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)
Publication Name: Journals of Gerontology
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0022-1422
Year: 1991
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Career earnings and death: a longitudinal analysis of older Canadian men
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A study of Canadian Pension Plan data for men who died between age 65 and 74 confirmed a significant relationship between mortality and socioeconomic status, specifically employment and level of earnings in late middle age. Marital status, disability as evidenced by disability claims and age at retirement were also examined. Higher income was linked to lower mortality across the earnings spectrum, even after multivariate analysis. The 'health selection effect' seems insufficient to explain the mortality gradient's strong relationship to earnings.
Publication Name: Journals of Gerontology
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0022-1422
Year: 1993
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