Rural Ageing in the United States: Trends and Contexts

Autor/inn/en	Glasgow, Nina; Brown, David L.
Titel	Rural Ageing in the United States: Trends and Contexts
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Studies, 28 (2012) 4, S.422-431 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-0167
DOI	10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.01.002
Schlagwörter	Well Being; Rural Areas; Baby Boomers; Rural Development; Rural Population; Census Figures; Regional Characteristics; Older Adults; Rural Sociology; Public Policy; Policy Analysis; Rural Urban Differences; Demography; Aging (Individuals); Trend Analysis; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Rural environment; Development; Ländliches Milieu; Entwicklung; Landbevölkerung; Volkszählung; Regionaler Faktor; Älterer Erwachsener; Agrarsoziologie; Öffentliche Ordnung; Politikfeldanalyse; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Demografie; Aging; Altern; Trendanalyse
Abstract	This paper examines rural population ageing in the United States with a particular focus on the contrasting contexts in which older rural residents live. We compare the characteristics of the older population by rural versus urban residence, and explore challenges and opportunities associated with the ageing of rural baby boomers. The United States is a vast territory, and rural areas in the US are diverse regionally, in poverty and income, principal forms of employment, proximity to metropolitan areas, population size, density and composition, the history of change in these parameters, and a number of other factors that affect the ageing process. Hence, the diversity across rural areas is an important consideration in what affects the well being of rural elderly individuals, as well as the community-level impacts of rural ageing. Further, the characteristics of the older rural population help shape community and rural development outcomes for diverse rural communities. We use data from various US Census Bureau sources, and cite other studies to provide a demographic overview of ageing in the rural United States, and to analyze how this situation differs in varying socio-demographic and regional contexts. In the concluding section, we focus on policy implications associated with rural ageing. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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