There is considerable variation among metropolitan areas in the extent of residential age segregation. The effects of variables derived from three possible explanations of age segregation-ecological, cultural, and political models-are assessed through path- analytic techniques. A significant amount of the variation in age segregation can be accounted for by variables indexing the tightness of local housing markets, population growth, suburbanization, and housing age. Ecological explanations of age segregation appear to be most powerful. Regional differences suggest that a cultural model is also important.
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