Patterns of changing residential preferences during late adulthood

Andersson, Eva; Abramsson, Marianne; Malmberg, Bo

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“…For example, there is a developing body of research investigating the aspects of the built environment that are associated (positively and negatively) with the health and wellbeing of older people [9,[20][21][22]. Other studies have focused on matters such as housing demand [23], housing choice [24,25], residential satisfaction [26,27] and dislikes [28], residential mobility [29,30], housing need [31], and housing preferences [32][33][34][35][36].…”

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“…While a general preference to age in place is clear, comparatively less academic research is available on older people's preferences for more specific housing and environment attributes and characteristics. Existing studies that do examine preferences for housing attributes indicate that, as people age, there is increased preference for the home to be accessed by lift [6,34,35] or a single-storey home without stairs or on one floor [6,34,35,42]. Good design for independent living and disability [6,35,42] and home adaptations, particular in bathrooms, are found to be important [41].…”

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“…Existing studies that do examine preferences for housing attributes indicate that, as people age, there is increased preference for the home to be accessed by lift [6,34,35] or a single-storey home without stairs or on one floor [6,34,35,42]. Good design for independent living and disability [6,35,42] and home adaptations, particular in bathrooms, are found to be important [41]. Conversely, preference for a garden and extra space in the home, e.g., for family to stay, social events, and to practice hobbies, are found to decrease with age [35,42].…”

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“…Good design for independent living and disability [6,35,42] and home adaptations, particular in bathrooms, are found to be important [41]. Conversely, preference for a garden and extra space in the home, e.g., for family to stay, social events, and to practice hobbies, are found to decrease with age [35,42]. With regards to the location and housing environment, a number of studies reveal that with advancing age comes greater preference for housing in more central locations [30,35,43] and small towns [6], whereas neighbourhoods located at the edge/outskirts of cities [6,34] and the countryside [6] become less desirable.…”

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Older People’s Preferences for Housing and Environment Characteristics

2020

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Population ageing presents significant challenges for many countries, one of which is the provision of adequate housing. Developing understanding of the needs and preferences of ageing societies will be crucial in order to assist in the provision of suitable housing and communities that are sustainable in the long term. While a preference to ‘age in place’ is clear in the literature, comparatively less academic research is available on older people’s preferences for more specific housing and environment attributes. The aim of this study is to identify the main housing and environment characteristics that are linked to the health and wellbeing of the elderly and determine the preferences for such characteristics via a survey with UK residents aged 55+. The results indicate a strong preference for independent living and an increasing desire for bungalows in later life. Housing conditions, energy efficiency, thermal comfort, and home adaptions to facilitate ageing in place are particularly important housing characteristics to older people. The location and environment are also key drivers of housing preferences; a safe neighbourhood, accessibility to amenities, public transport, and a clean and walkable environment are particularly important. Preferences varied with age, but gender has a less significant impact on the preferences expressed. The findings of this study will be valuable for stakeholders engaged in housing policy and provision for older people.

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Section: Housing Preferences Among Older Peoplementioning

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Section: Housing Preferences Among Older Peoplementioning

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Section: Housing Preferences Among Older Peoplementioning

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Older People’s Preferences for Housing and Environment Characteristics

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“…En el ámbito privado, se observan cambios en la composición de los hogares y en las estructuras familiares. Por ejemplo, despunta la tendencia de los mayores a seguir viviendo en sus propios hogares, lo que conlleva la extensión de la soledad residencial (Smith y Victor, 2019;Andersson, Abramsson y Malmerg, 2019; De la Mata, Luque y Freixas, 2018) y cambios en las potenciales formas de ayuda ofrecidas por la familia (Kasper, Wolff y Skehan, 2019;Glasier y Arbeau, 2019), el mercado y el Estado. En el ámbito público, el Estado se ve obligado a destinar mayores partidas económicas y de asistencia social al envejecimiento, fundamentalmente a las personas más ancianas (el grupo de los mayores de 85 años es el que está aumentando a mayor ritmo).…”

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Reflexionando sobre el envejecimiento desde la sociología: estado de la cuestión y perspectivas de futuro

Fernández‐Alonso

2020

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Although experts define the aging of the population as the most important social problem of the 21st century, the most recent research on the sociology of old age shows that we are still stuck in some aspects that hinder the correct progress of the discipline. For example, the lack of agreements on the theoretical perspectives and the difficulty of establishing the limits of it. The principal aim of this investigation is to review the scientific activity carried out on aging and, consequently, give light to the future empirical analysis of it. Methodologically, the articles published in the most specialized academic journals, mainly the most current debates, are reviewed. The work concludes with some proposals for the analysis of old age in contemporary societies.

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Life‐course trajectories and spatial segregation in older age

Malmberg,

Andersson,

Wimark

2023

Population Space and Place

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There are few reasons to believe that social segregation is restricted to the working age population. Still, attempts to analyse social segregation among old age individuals have been lacking. The purpose of this paper is, therefore, to explore the extent to which old age individuals who follow different sociodemographic trajectories are geographically segregated. We analyse residential segregation among older age adults, based on an identification of typical sociodemographic life courses in longitudinal, geo‐coded, register data for three life phases: young old, 65–79 years, middle old, 75–89 years and, oldest old, 85–99 years. The results show great life‐course heterogeneity in these age groups. In each life phase, we distinguish seven different trajectory types that also display distinct geographical patterns. The first group of trajectories is characterized by a high proportion of married individuals with high income concentrated in suburban, single‐family housing areas. The second group consists of trajectories with many widows/widowers in small‐scale, apartment areas. The third group consists of singleton trajectories in metropolitan areas. The fourth group is overrepresented in low‐income areas and consists of trajectories including individuals of nonsurvival in the life phase. The fifth group is composed of trajectories with married or widowed low‐income individuals in owner‐occupied areas mainly found in rural areas. Thus, there is pronounced geographical variation in what type of neighbourhood life old age individuals live. This indicates that social segregation in the old age population deserves to be given more attention in geographical research.

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Patterns of changing residential preferences during late adulthood

Abstract: Earlier research on residential mobility has demonstrated a tendency for the young old of the 55+-population

Cited by 32 publications

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Older People’s Preferences for Housing and Environment Characteristics

Older People’s Preferences for Housing and Environment Characteristics

Reflexionando sobre el envejecimiento desde la sociología: estado de la cuestión y perspectivas de futuro

Life‐course trajectories and spatial segregation in older age

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