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Elderly Parents and the Geographic Availability of their Adult Children
Ge Lin
State University of New York at Buffalo
Peter A. Rogerson
State University of New York at Buffalo
Using data from the 1987 National Survey of Families and Households, this study examines the distribution and determinants of the geographic distance between elderly parents and their adult children. The majority of elderly Americans have at least one adult child living within 10 miles of their residence; for those with two or more adult children, the second-closest child is usually within 30 miles. Compared with the urban elderly, rural elders live farther from their second closest-children. Daughters live no closer than sons to their parents. The analysis shows that education and number of children are the most important factors in predicting parent-child proximity. Other factors, such as age, health, and the family size of the closest adult child, are also important.
Research on Aging, Vol. 17, No. 3,
303-331 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/0164027595173004
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