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Title: Litwak and Longino's Developmental Model of Later Life Migration: Evidence From the American Community Survey, 2005-2007

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Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: The present study revisits Litwak and Longinos seminal article, Migration Patterns among the Elderly: A Developmental Perspective. Data from the American Community Survey, 2005-2007 are exploited to partially replicate and build on the original study. Findings indicate that Florida later-life migrant exchanges with selected states in the Northeast and Midwest appear to be characterized by positively selected in-bound streams and negatively selected out-bound streams, consistent with the results reported by Litwak and Longino. The amenity in-migrant, assistance out-migrant pattern is also evident in the exchange of older migrants between Florida and other regions, excepting the West. Older in-migrants to Arizona from the Midwest and West similarly appear to be positively selected compared to their out-bound counterparts leaving Arizona for destinations in those same regions. Implications of these results are discussed together with study limitations and directions for further research.

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Authors: Bradley, Don

Periodical (Full): Journal of Applied Gerontology

Issue: 1

Volume: 30

Pages: 141-158

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration

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