title: A life-course approach to studying transitions among Canadian seniors in couple-only households.
abstract: This study tracked the occurrence of death, widowhood, institutionalization, and coresidence with others between 1994 and 2002 for a nationally representative sample of 1,580 Canadian respondents who, at initial interview, were aged 55 and older and living in a couple-only household. Although the majority of seniors remained in a couple-only household throughout the duration of the survey, nearly one in four who experienced a first transition underwent one or more subsequent transitions. Age, economic resources, and health were significant predictors of a specific first transition and multiple transitions. More work is needed to understand the dynamics of the aging process.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Strohschein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002170:Canada / Q000208:ethnology; D005195:Family Relations / Q000208:ethnology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006796:Household Work / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008016:Life Change Events / Q000266:history; D008393:Marriage / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000266:history; D012179:Retirement / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors / Q000266:history; D018454:Spouses / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D017805:Widowhood / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology