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A Note on the Living Arrangements of Elders 1970–2000, with Special Emphasis on Hispanic Subgroup Differentials

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Previous research suggests that Hispanic elders, as a group, have been much more likely to live with others, especially adult children, than have other, especially non-Hispanic White, elders. It has also tracked an increase in solitary and couple-only living among the latter group since the turn of the century. However, it has not tracked changed living arrangements among Hispanic elders. When we do so, we find little aggregate change since 1970, but noteworthy change in different directions among different Hispanic subgroups. Thus aggregate figures for a diverse minority group may be masking very real changes and makes it all the more imperative that we consider different Latino groups separately and try to better understand issues of immigration and acculturation.

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  1. Center for the Demography of Health and Aging, University of Wisconsin-, 4412 Social Science Bldg., Madison, USA

    Susan de Vos

  2. National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, State University of New York-Stony, Brook, USA

    Elizabeth Arias

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de Vos, S., Arias, E. A Note on the Living Arrangements of Elders 1970–2000, with Special Emphasis on Hispanic Subgroup Differentials. Population Research and Policy Review 22, 91–101 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023504322396

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