Changing Preferences with Ageing - Housing Choices and Housing Plans of Older People
Number of Authors: 22016 (English)In: Housing, Theory and Society, ISSN 1403-6096, E-ISSN 1651-2278, Vol. 33, no 2, p. 217-241Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Planning for the housing situation of an ageing population is one of the challenges of many countries. To increase our understanding of the needs of the ageing population, a nationwide survey stratified on age and municipality type was conducted. Research questions referred to the current housing situation and plans. The aim was to investigate how preferences, location, and/or the type of housing preferred changes with age and if they are housing market dependent. Results of 10-year cohorts show that the most marked change is between the cohort 75-84years old and the oldest cohort 85+. There is a gradual change over time of moves from large to small housing, from owner-occupation to rented housing. Respondents in the major cities and in the rural or tourism-dependent municipalities are less inclined to move compared to those from other types of municipalities. The study predicts a shortage of rented apartments.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2016. Vol. 33, no 2, p. 217-241
Keywords [en]
Elderly, Survey data, Residential mobility, Municipalities, Sweden
National Category
Social and Economic Geography
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-127898DOI: 10.1080/14036096.2015.1104385ISI: 000369647600005OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-127898DiVA, id: diva2:913753
2016-03-222016-03-142022-02-23Bibliographically approved