Lifestyles of Older Americans

Abstract

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A psychographic study of the elderly and retail store attributes

“…Several models have been proposed that appear to have sound research support for their lifestyle categories (Cooper, 1984;Day et al, 1988;French and Fox, 1985;Gollub and Javitz, 1989;Sorce et al, 1989). Using a variety of research tools and samples, each author(s) has developed a classification scheme with appropriate labels for each category.…”

Dependence patterns in consumer behavior: exploration and refinement of a concept

“…Our preoccupation with the traditional family has allowed us to drift far a field from current demographic realities. Regularly we fault existent consumer behavior literature for oversights such as not considering differing consumer behavior of singles (Ezell and Russell, 1985;Stern et al, 1987;Shipp, 1988) or the heterogeneity of older consumers (Greco, 1986;Schewe, 1988;Sorce et al, 1989). Less regularly do consumer behavior researchers note the need for a better understanding of the consumer behavior of the indigent, poor, and homeless (some notable exceptions include the work of Sexton, 1974;Andreasen, 1986;Hill and Stamey, 1990;Hill, 2001).…”

‘The older adult’ doesn’t exist: using values to differentiate older adults in the Dutch housing market

“…However, applications specifically adapted to older adults can be found in the literature (see e.g. Day et al, 1988;French & Fox, 1985;Gollub & Javitz, 1989;Sorce et al, 1989). These studies developed lifestyle segments by differentiating the market segments using four to six classifications.…”