Housing for an Aging Population
| Autor: | Ingrid Gould Ellen, Sewin Chan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Gerontology
Home modification Population ageing Occupancy 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies 021107 urban & regional planning 02 engineering and technology Demographic profile Management Monitoring Policy and Law Development Urban Studies 0502 economics and business Accessibility Demographic economics Business 050207 economics Stock (geology) |
| Zdroj: | Housing Policy Debate. 27:167-192 |
| ISSN: | 2152-050X 1051-1482 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10511482.2016.1184696 |
| Popis: | We use the American Housing Survey to examine the distribution and occupancy of homes that have, or could be modified to have, accessibility features that allow seniors to successfully remain in the community as they age. Despite the aging population and the growing need for accessible housing, the U.S. housing stock is woefully inadequate: fewer than 4% of housing units could be considered livable by people with moderate mobility difficulties, and a miniscule fraction are wheelchair accessible. Recent construction is no more likely to be accessible than homes built in the mid-1990s, suggesting that the housing market is not responding to the aging demographic profile. Only a small fraction of seniors, even among those with mobility difficulties, and even among recent movers, live in suitable homes. Modifications that potentially improve accessibility are more likely undertaken by households with a senior, but only once that senior develops mobility difficulties. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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