A comparative analysis of movers and non-movers to a retirement community
| dc.contributor.author | Barrow, Mary Jane W. | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Housing, Interior Design and Resource Management | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-03T20:34:05Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2019-07-03T20:34:05Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1987 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to determine whether significant differences exist between movers and non-movers to a retirement community in the areas of demographic characteristics, residential characteristics of the most recent age-integrated community dwelling, and residential satisfaction. A personal interview schedule was developed and administered to a random sample of 32 elderly (age 62+) residents of the Montgomery County/City of Radford, Virginia community-at-large (non-movers) and 32 residents of a Montgomery County, Virginia retirement community (movers). T-test and chi square analyses were used to examine the data. The findings revealed significant differences (P<.05) between the two groups in marital status, income, residential characteristics of the most recent age-integrated community dwelling including tenure, dwelling type, dwelling age, number of rooms, length of residence, presence of major structural problems, neighborhood, and overall satisfaction levels. Non-movers were more likely to be married homeowners who were more satisfied with their present housing and neighborhoods than movers were with their previous housing. Non-movers' dwellings were more likely to be single-family detached, older, and larger, and contained fewer structural problems than the previous dwellings of movers. | en |
| dc.description.degree | M.S. | en |
| dc.format.extent | x, 112 leaves | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/91159 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| dc.relation.isformatof | OCLC# 16703328 | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject.lcc | LD5655.V855 1987.B372 | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Retirement communities | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Residential mobility | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Housing -- Resident satisfaction | en |
| dc.title | A comparative analysis of movers and non-movers to a retirement community | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Housing, Interior Design and Resource Management | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
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