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Older Veterans — Possible Forerunners of Migration: Migration Patterns of the Elderly Veteran Population Versus the General Elderly Population,1960-1980
We provide a descriptive comparison of the interstate migration patterns between
the general elderly population and the elderly veteran subpopulation for the
migration periods 1955-60, 1965-70, and 1975-80. National surveys have shown
that, in general, veterans have higher income levels than the general population.
Given that high socioeconomic status is associated with long-distance migration,
we hypothesize that veterans, as a group, are more mobile and move longer
distances when compared with the general elderly population. Additionally, new
destination sites are usually discovered by those who have relatively higher
socioeconomic status. Thus, it may be that elderly veterans are the forerunners to
new destinations.
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