Journal of Aging and Health

 

Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

The Diabetes Educator

Click here for more information

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in ISI Web of Science
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via ISI Web of Science (3)
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Liang, J.
Right arrow Articles by Bennett, J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Liang, J.
Right arrow Articles by Bennett, J.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 17, No. 3, 305-335 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0898264305276300

Health and Living Arrangements Among Older Americans

Does Marriage Matter?

Jersey Liang

University of Michigan, jliang{at}umich.edu

Joseph Winchester Brown

Futures Group

Neal M. Krause

University of Michigan

Mary Beth Ofstedal

University of Michigan

Joan Bennett

University of Michigan

Objective: This research examines how physical and mental health influence living arrangements among older Americans and whether these effects differ for married and unmarried persons. Methods: Data came from the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old study. These two intervals were pooled, and hierarchical multinomial logistic regressions were used to analyze pooled time lags. Results: Functional status and cognitive functioning are significantly associated with living arrangements among those not married. Health conditions exert no significant effects among those married. Given the same functional status, unmarried elders are significantly more likely than their married counterparts to reside with their children or with others. Discussion: These results underscore the critical role of the spouse in influencing living arrangements, providing new evidence supporting the assertion that a spouse is the greatest guarantee of support in old age and the importance of the marriage institution.

Key Words: living arrangements • physical health • mental health • elderly


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J. Epidemiol. Community HealthHome page
S Rueda, L Artazcoz, and V Navarro
Health inequalities among the elderly in western Europe
J. Epidemiol. Community Health, June 1, 2008; 62(6): 492 - 498.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J. Gerontol. B Psychol. Sci. Soc. Sci.Home page
P. Martikainen, E. Nihtila, and H. Moustgaard
The Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Health on Transitions in Living Arrangements and Mortality: A Longitudinal Analysis of Elderly Finnish Men and Women From 1997 to 2002
J. Gerontol. B. Psychol. Sci. Soc. Sci., March 1, 2008; 63(2): S99 - S109.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Research on AgingHome page
L. W. Li
Predictors of ADL Disability Trajectories Among Low-Income Frail Elders in the Community
Research on Aging, November 1, 2005; 27(6): 615 - 642.
[Abstract] [PDF]