Age Patterns of Elderly Migration: An International Comparison

Age-specific rates of migration exhibit remarkably persistent regularities in age profile. These regularities seem to hold all over the world and across time. This article identifies some of the principal antecedents of such regularities, focusing especially on the age patterns of migration exhibite...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Demography 1988-08, Vol.25 (3), p.355-370
1. Verfasser:	Rogers, Andrei
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Age groups Aged Aged, 80 and over Behavioral sciences Bgi / Prodig Cross-Cultural Comparison Demographics Demography Demography of Aging Divorce Economic theory Female Females Human geography Humans International Male Males Marital status Marriage - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged Migration Migrations Older adults Older people Parametric models Population Dynamics Population geography and social geography Population migration Retirement Retirement age Sex Factors Widowed status
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Zusammenfassung:	Age-specific rates of migration exhibit remarkably persistent regularities in age profile. These regularities seem to hold all over the world and across time. This article identifies some of the principal antecedents of such regularities, focusing especially on the age patterns of migration exhibited by the elderly. It examines the differentials introduced by gender, distance, and marital status.
ISSN:	0070-3370 1533-7790
DOI:	10.2307/2061537