Abstract
This analysis describes the relationship between age and transitions from four living arrangements: living alone, living with spouse only, living with a child, and living with a spouse and child. Data from the National Survey of Families and Households, collected in 1987-88 and 1992-93, are used to calculate destination-specific hazard rates by age and then construct multiple-decrement life tables. Living alone or with a spouse are the most stable living arrangements during the early stages of later life, whereas for the oldest-old, living with a child is the most stable living arrangement. The young-old tend to exit living arrangements through changes in coresidence, whereas transitions among the oldest-old are primarily due to institutionalization and death.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 434-444 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Gerontologist |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Coresidence
- Household composition
- Institutionalization
- Living alone
- Living with spouse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gerontology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology