title: Full-timing: a housing alternative for older people.
abstract: Full-timing, living year-round in a recreational vehicle, is discussed as a viable housing alternative for older people. Data were obtained from surveys distributed to 100 members of a nationally-based camping organization. Fifty-five percent of the respondents had lived in their motorhomes, fifth-wheels, or travel trailers for at least two years. Most had sold their conventional homes, planning to full-time indefinitely. Low-cost and adventurous, full-timing is discussed as a lifestyle especially suited for older people in the context of today's mobile society.
authors.affiliation: National Council on Seniors Housing, National Association of Homebuilders, Washington, D.C. 20005.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hartwigsen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Null
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002165:Camping / Q000191:economics; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014186:Transportation / Q000191:economics