Multigenerational Households in a Contemporary Perspective.

Beland, Francois; And Others

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Publication Date: 1987

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Multigenerational Households in a Contemporary Perspective.

Beland, Francois; And Others

International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v25 n2 p147-66 1987

Used Canadian Census data on the elderly in Quebec to show that the frequency of multigenerational households did not vary with rural or urban location of the elderly. Age and sex of elderly and homeownership by their children were factors in explaining family living arrangements. Concludes that multigenerational households can be resource available to frail elderly. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries, Homeowners, Housing, Older Adults, Parent Child Relationship, Place of Residence, Rural Urban Differences, Sex Differences

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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