John Bongaarts|Zachary Zimmer
Living Arrangements of Older Adults in the Developing World: An Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Household Surveys
Population Council
study examines living arrangements older adults across 43 developing countries compares patterns gender world regions macrolevel indicators socioeconomic developmentdata demographic health surveys country unit analysis indicators include household size headship relationship head coresidence spouse children others unweighted regional averages ordinary leastsquares regressions determine whether variations existaverage household sizes large substantially greater proportion older adults live alone individuals age groups females likely males live alone less likely live spouse head household heading household living large household young children prevalent africa elsewhere coresidence adult children common asia least africa coresidence frequent sons daughters asia africa latin america countrys level schooling rises living arrangement indicators change families becoming nuclear urbanization gross national product significant effectsalthough living arrangements differ across world regions genders withinregion variations exist explained part associations countrywide levels education household structure associations may caused variety intermediating factors migration children preferences privacy