Uren Zoe, Goldring Shayla
Ageing Unit, Office for National Statistics, USA.
Popul Trends. 2007 Winter(130):31-40.
Information on the behaviour and characteristics of our rapidly growing older population is of increasing importance to policy makers, who want to ensure a good quality of life for our elderly. This article uses data from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study (1971-2001) to illustrate trends in migration at older ages. It shows how the propensity to migrate differs by age, sex, marital status, living arrangements, economic resources and health in later life, amongst people aged 50 and over in England and Wales. Results show that moves at older ages are associated with changes in health and living arrangements, but also that these associations are inter-related with other factors such as age.
对于那些希望确保老年人过上优质生活的政策制定者而言，了解我国迅速增长的老年人口的行为和特征变得越来越重要。本文使用英国国家统计局纵向研究（1971 - 2001年）的数据来说明老年人口的迁移趋势。它展示了在英格兰和威尔士50岁及以上人群中，迁移倾向如何因年龄、性别、婚姻状况、居住安排、经济资源和晚年健康状况而有所不同。结果表明，老年人的迁移与健康和居住安排的变化有关，但这些关联也与年龄等其他因素相互关联。
