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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Yacyshyn, Alison Maureen

Titel

Housing Alberta's seniors: An exercise in applied demography

Ort / Verlag

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

Erscheinungsjahr

1999

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Quelle

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Housing of Alberta's seniors aged 55+ is addressed using applied demographic techniques of incorporating the 1991 and 1996 Public Use Microdata File from Statistics Canada, collective dwelling data and the use of a projected population model. The fields of demography, aging and housing are researched to address the multidisciplinary nature of elderly housing and the utility of the available data is assessed. Using applied demographic techniques the results of this thesis lead to an understanding of Alberta's aging population and a projection of future housing usage. The research also has social policy implications. As the projected housing data suggest that the majority of the elderly Albertans in 2016 will reside in single detached houses grants for home repair and the increasing provision of home care are relevant policy issues. The projected housing numbers address the expected needs of specified age groups across the later life course. As the population ages, the elderly housing situation in Alberta will be of great importance.