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Elder-Child Coresidence in the United States

Evidence from the 1990 Census

Carl P. Schmertmann

Florida State University

Monica Boyd

Florida State University

William Serow

Florida State University

Douglas White

Florida State University

We examine patterns of coresidence between elders and their adult children using a very large sample (N greater than 3.5 million) of individuals 60 and older from the 1990 decennial census. The size of the data set allows for very fine demographic detail. The study presents cross-sectional data on the probability that an elder coresides with a child, disaggregated by the elder’s gender, age (in single years), and presence or absence of spouse, and by the child’s gender. Findings include the following: (1) Younger elders are more likely to coreside with sons, and older elders are more likely to coreside with daughters; (2) for men without spouses, coresidence rates with both sons and daughters increase monotonically from age 60 to 90; and (3) among all of the groups that analyzed, only women over age 80 without spouses are more likely to live with daughters than sons.

Research on Aging, Vol. 22, No. 1, 23-42 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/0164027500221002
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