Can Public Policy. 2011;37(Suppl):S57-S71.
This study tracked the occurrence of death, widowhood, institutionalization, and coresidence with others between 1994 and 2002 for a nationally representative sample of 1,580 Canadian respondents who, at initial interview, were aged 55 and older and living in a couple-only household. Although the majority of seniors remained in a couple-only household throughout the duration of the survey, nearly one in four who experienced a first transition underwent one or more subsequent transitions. Age, economic resources, and health were significant predictors of a specific first transition and multiple transitions. More work is needed to understand the dynamics of the aging process.
本研究对 1994 年至 2002 年间全国有代表性的 1580 名 55 岁及以上、仅与配偶共同居住的加拿大受访者的死亡、鳏寡、机构化和与他人共同居住的情况进行了跟踪。尽管大多数老年人在整个调查期间都一直处于仅与配偶共同居住的状态，但近四分之一经历过第一次转变的人经历了一次或多次后续转变。年龄、经济资源和健康是特定的第一次转变和多次转变的重要预测因素。需要进一步研究来了解衰老过程的动态。
