Household change and migration among the elderly in England and Wales.

In the first part of the paper data from the OPCS Longitudinal Study will be used to examine changes in the distribution of the elderly population by household type between 1971 and 1981; regional variations within England and Wales will also be considered. Linked census data will then be used to look at changes in the composition of sample members households between the censuses and the association between these household changes migration and other events such as widowhood. (SUMMARY IN FRE) (EXCERPT)