title: Differences in the household composition of elders by age, gender, and area of residence.
abstract: Using a new procedure for coding the relationships of elders to other household members, we examined age, gender, and area-of-residence differences in household type and generational composition. The majority of elders live in some form of family household; most prevalent are two-person, married-couple-only households at ages 65-79, one-person households at ages 80-89, and two-generation households at ages 90+. Overall, elders are more likely to live in two- than in three-generation households.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Coward
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cutler
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States