Table 1.
Characteristics of the Households, Movers, and Family Members
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| By Household (n = 30) | Movers (n = 38) | ||
| Composition | Sex | ||
| Single female | 17 (57%) | Male | 13 (34%) |
| Single male | 5 (16%) | Female | 25 (66%) |
| Couple | 8 (27%) | ||
| Age | |||
| Previous housing | 60-69 years | 4 (11%) | |
| House | 23 (77%) | 70-79 years | 15 (39%) |
| Mobile home | 4 (13%) | 80-87 years | 19 (50%) |
| Duplex | 2 (7%) | ||
| CCRC | 1 (3%) | Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 36 (95%) | ||
| New housinga | Native American | 2 (5%) | |
| House | 4 (13%) | ||
| Apartment | 19 (64%) | Marital status | |
| Duplex in a CCRC | 4 (13%) | Married | 16 (42%) |
| Condo/townhouse | 3 (10%) | Single | 22 (58%) |
| Previous tenure | Years widowed (n = 14) | ||
| 1-5 years | 6 (20%) | 0-2 years | 7 (50%) |
| 6-15 years | 8 (27%) | 3-9 years | 2 (14%) |
| 16+ years | 14 (47%) | 10+ years | 5 (36%) |
| Not known | 2 (6%) | ||
| Family Members (n = 14) | |||
| Health problems | |||
| None, “good health” | 5 (17%) | Sex | |
| Heart problem | 4 (13%) | Male | 5 (36%) |
| High blood pressure | 4 (13%) | Female | 9 (64%) |
| Back problems | 4 (13%) | ||
| Hearing loss | 3 (10%) | Relationship to Mover(s) | |
| Cancer | 3 (10%) | Daughter | 8 (57%) |
| Parkinson’s disease | 2 (7%) | Son | 4 (29%) |
| Fall | 2 (7%) | Granddaughter | 1 (7%) |
| Other (1 each) | 12 (40%) | Brother | 1 (7%) |
a
Apartment count includes 10 moves to assisted living or congregate senior housing and one move into an apartment within a child’s home; CCRC = continuing care retirement community.