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Retirement Migration and its Consequences in England and Wales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2008

Emily Grundy
Emily Grundy
Affiliation:
Age Concern Institute of Gerontology, King's College, University of London, 552 King's Road, London SW10 0UA.
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Abstract

Analyses are presented of data from the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS) Longitudinal Study; a record linkage study in which one per cent of the 1971 Census population has been followed up using routinely collected demographic data. The data set includes the 1981 Census records of sample members. The results show that between 1970–1 and 1980–1 there was a fall in migration in the retirement age groups. In both periods there were differentials in rates of migration, particularly between counties, according to variables such as tenure, economic position and Social Class. Tenure, marital status and economic position were together good predictors of male retirement migration 1970–1 but not of 1980–1 migration. The drop in migration rates between the two periods was greatest among the younger retired and owner occupiers.

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Research Article
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Ageing & Society , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , March 1987 , pp. 57 - 82
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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