title: European retirees on the Costa del Sol: a cross-national comparison.
abstract: "This paper studies northern European retired immigrants, using data generated by a questionnaire survey of 300 respondents and in-depth interviews with 20 people in 13 municipalities. Reasons for moving to Spain, the advantages and disadvantages reported of living there, and the perceived impacts on the local region were analysed, paying particular attention to cross-national differences between British, German, Benelux and Nordic retirees. The results show that sociodemographic and economic features of the settlers tend to be quite similar, whilst reasons for moving, stated advantages and disadvantages, and consequences and impacts exhibit some cross-national differentiation."
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D001519:Behavior; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D009042:Motivation; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D012106:Research; D012179:Retirement; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Attitude; Behavior; Comparative Studies; Cross-cultural Comparisons; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status; Europe; International Migration; Mediterranean Countries; Migrants; Migration; Motivation; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Retirement; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Europe; Spain; Studies