E P Stoller1, C F Longino. 1. Department of Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7124, USA. ups3@po.cwru.edu
Abstract
PURPOSE: The probability of anticipated return migration in retirees is explored. DESIGN AND METHODS: Survey data were analyzed from interviews with a sample of elderly European Americans who migrated to a metropolitan city on Florida's east coast following retirement. RESULTS: Results are consistent with the specification of the 2nd move in E. Litwak and C. F. Longino's (1987) life course model of retirement migration. Respondents were unlikely to anticipate a return move unless ties to the back home community made such a move possible. IMPLICATIONS: Ties with children, both back home and in Florida, significantly influence consideration of a return move.
PURPOSE: The probability of anticipated return migration in retirees is explored. DESIGN AND METHODS: Survey data were analyzed from interviews with a sample of elderly European Americans who migrated to a metropolitan city on Florida's east coast following retirement. RESULTS: Results are consistent with the specification of the 2nd move in E. Litwak and C. F. Longino's (1987) life course model of retirement migration. Respondents were unlikely to anticipate a return move unless ties to the back home community made such a move possible. IMPLICATIONS: Ties with children, both back home and in Florida, significantly influence consideration of a return move.