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Older Canadians in Florida: A Comparison of Anglophone and Francophone Seasonal Migrants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Richard D. Tucker ,
Larry C. Mullins ,
François Béland ,
Charles F. Longino Jr  and
Victor W. Marshall
Richard D. Tucker
Affiliation:
University of Central Florida
Larry C. Mullins
Affiliation:
University of South Florida
François Béland
Affiliation:
Université de Montréal
Charles F. Longino Jr
Affiliation:
Wake Forest University
Victor W. Marshall
Affiliation:
University of Toronto*
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Abstract

This study descriptively compares two older Canadian seasonal migrant populations in Florida: anglophones and francophones. It is based on two surveys, an anglophone survey conducted in 1986 and a non-probability survey of francophones in 1988. This exploratory study suggests that there may be little variation in the demographic profiles, migration experience and behaviour, living arrangements and social networks between the two types of seasonal migrants. The differences that do emerge, however, are interesting. There were strikingly different settlement patterns in Florida, and the francophones were more youthful and had larger families, contributing to larger social support networks.

Résumé

Cette recherche qui compare de façon descriptive deux catégories de Canadiens âgés, migrants saisonniers en Floride, des anglophones et des francophones, est basée sur deux études, l'une portant sur un échantillon d'anglophones, menée en 1986, l'autre sur un échantillon de francophones, en 1988. Cette étude exploratoire laisse entendre qu'il existe vraisemblablement peu de differences entre les deux groupes de migrants saisonniers, en ce qui concerne leur profil démographique, leur expérience de migration et leur comportement. Toutefois, les différences qui apparaissent sont intéressantes. Les modèles de peuplement de ces deux populations en Floride sont complètement différents: les francophones apparaissent plus jeunes, leurs families sont plus nombreuses, ce qui contribue à l'établissement de réseaux de soutien plus importants.

Keywords

Immigration hivernaleloisirpolitiquesSeasonal Migrationleisurepolicy
Type
Articles
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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , Fall/automne 1992 , pp. 281 - 297
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1992

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