Differences in the Household Composition of Elders by Age, Gender, and Area of Residence
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 29 (6) , 814-821
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/29.6.814
Abstract
Using a new procedure for coding the relationships of elders to other household members, we examined age, gender, and area-of-residence differences in household type and generational composition. The majority of elders live in some form of family household; most prevalent are two-person, married-couple-only households at ages 65–79, one-person households at ages 80–89, and two-generation households at ages 90 +. Overall, elders are more likely to live in two- than in three-generation households.Keywords
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