Living Alone Among Older Adults in Canada and the U.S.
Living Alone Among Older Adults in Canada and the U.S.
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DOI：
10.3390/healthcare7020068
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发表时间：
2019-06-01
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影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Edmonston, Barry
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作者：
Lee, Sharon M.;Edmonston, Barry
越来越多的人，包括老年人，独居。研究老年人的居住安排很重要，因为这影响并反映了老年人的总体福祉，并为社区对老年人住房需求的反应提供信息。我们分析了 2006 年加拿大人口普查和 2006 年美国社区调查的数据，以调查加拿大和美国 55 岁及以上未婚老年人的独居情况。本文分为两部分。首先，我们比较本土和外国出生的老年人，看看移民是否不太可能独居。其次，我们研究了与老年移民独居相关的因素。虽然两国的老年移民独居的可能性较小，但一旦考虑到各种解释变量，巨大的差异就会大大缩小。对老年移民的四个性别/国家群体的比较显示了经济和文化适应因素对老年移民独居的积极作用。除少数例外，加拿大和美国老年移民的独居预测因素相似：独居主要由经济和文化适应因素综合解释，并考虑到人口变量。研究结果强调，需要采用创新设计和技术的老年友好型住房，以容纳独居老年人，包括可能有不同需求和文化偏好的老年移民。
Increasing proportions of people, including older adults, live alone. Studying living arrangements of the elderly is important because these affect and reflect general well-being of the elderly and inform communities' response to elderly housing needs. We analyze data from the 2006 Canadian Census and the 2006 American Community Survey to examine living alone among non-married older adults aged 55 and older in Canada and the U.S. The paper has two parts. First, we compare native- and foreign-born elderly to see if immigrants are less likely to live alone. Second, we examine factors associated with living alone among older immigrants. While older immigrants in both countries are less likely to live alone, the large differences are substantially reduced once various explanatory variables are considered. Comparisons of four gender/country groups of older immigrants show the positive role of economic and acculturation factors on living alone among older immigrants. With few exceptions, predictors of living alone are similar for older immigrants in Canada and the U.S.: living alone is mainly explained by a combination of economic and acculturation factors, taking demographic variables into account. Findings underline the need for age-friendly housing with innovative design and technology that can accommodate older people who live alone, including older immigrants who may have different needs and cultural preferences.