Changes in geographic proximity between parents and their adult children

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12435005
AutoresPeter A Rogerson (0000-0003-1870-4818, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, autor de correspondencia), J A Burr (0000-0003-4908-0518, Buffalo State University), Ge Lin (0000-0002-4586-2603, University of Michigan)
Año1997
Volumen3
Número2
Páginas121-136
Fecha de publicación1997-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Population Geography (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1077-3495 • E-ISSN: 1099-1220
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/(sici)1099-1220(199706)3:2<121::aid-ijpg60>3.0.co;2-i
OpenAlexW1995466977
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas60

We examine how characteristics of both parents and their adult children condition the changes in intergenerational geographic proximity. Using panel data from the US National Survey of Families and Households, we employ multinomial logistic regression techniques to examine the impact of the joint effects of each generation's structural characteristics on the likelihood of changes in distance between the target persons. Our results show that an increase in functional limitations is the most consistent predictor of geographic convergence between elderly parents and their adult children. The onset of widowhood during the observation period leads to a greater likelihood of living with an adult child. Furthermore, our analyses show that the economic status and marital status of adult children is associated with changes in geographic proximity. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Convergence (economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geographical distance · Geography · Location · Logistic regression · Marital status · Multinomial logistic regression · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Statistics · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Demography