Progress 11/15/01 to 11/14/06
Outputs
During the period of this project, an edited volume on rural population change was published in 2006, with Brown as co-editor, and both Glasgow and Brown contributing chapters to the volume. Currently, we have a contract with Springer to publish a book on rural retirement migration, with an expected publication date of late 2007. The book is based on analyses of data from the two-wave panel survey on rural retirement migration that we conducted for this project, as well as census and case study data. In 2006 we conducted case studies in four of the 14 rural retirement destinations where the two-wave panel survey was conducted. We conducted in-depth, face-to-face interviews with local officials/leaders as well as a small number of in-migrants to probe the impact of retirement migration on rural destinations as well as the experiences in-migrants have in becoming members of the communities to which they moved. We published policy briefs based on this research on a number
of Web sites, including those of the four regional centers for rural development. We have also presented numerous conference papers and briefings to policy audiences using data from this study.
Impacts
We have been contacted by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging for information from our study on rural retirement migration. Glasgow is working with New York State Assembly and Senate committees on rural aging, and both Glasgow and Brown have given numerous briefings to policy decision makers about the dynamics of rural retirement migration. In 2006 we were invited to present findings from our study to several policy and academic audiences in the United Kingdom where similar trends in rural retirement migration are occurring. We continue to receive numerous requests for information from citizens and policy makers on the dynamics of rural retirement migration. We believe our book on rural retirement migration, once published, will be widely used by policy decision makers, academics and others.
Publications
- Kandel, W. and D.L. Brown. 2006. Population Change and Rural Society. Dordrecht: Springer.
- Brown, D.L. and W. Kandel. 2006. Rural America through a sociodemographic lens. In Kandel and Brown (eds.), Population Change and Rural Society. Dordrecht: Springer.
- Glasgow, N. and D.L. Brown. 2006. Social integration among older in-migrants in nonmetropolitan retirement destination counties: Establishing new ties. In Kandel and Brown (eds.), Population Change and Rural Society. Dordrecht: Springer.
- Kirschner, A., E.H. Berry and N. Glasgow. 2006. The changing faces of rural America. In Kandel and Brown (eds.), Population Change and Rural Society. Dordrecht: Springer.
- Glasgow, N. and D.L. Brown. 2006. Social integration among older nonmetropolitan in-migrants. Issue Briefs Series: Population Change and Rural Society, (http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu, http://www.nercrd.psu.edu, http://srdc.msstate.edu, http://www.wrdc.usu.edu).
- Glasgow, N. and D.L. Brown. 2006. Social integration among older nonmetropolitan in-migrants. Research and Policy Brief, Cornell University, Rural New York Initiative (http://rnyi.cornell.edu).
- Kirschner, A. E.H. Berry and N. Glasgow. 2006. The changing demographic profile of rural America. Issue Briefs Series: Population Change and Rural Society, (http://ncrcrd.iastate.edu, http://nercrd.psu.edu, http://srdc.msstate.edu, http://www.wrdc.usu.edu
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Progress 01/01/05 to 12/31/05
Outputs
The second wave of the two-wave panel survey that forms the core data products for this study was conducted in the spring and summer of 2005. The new data have been analyzed and presented at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society in Tampa, Florida, Aug. 2005 and at a mini-conference (Las Vegas, Nevada, December 2 and 3 2005) sponsored by the multi-state research project, W1001, Population Change in Rural Communities. Work was completed on the book, Population Change and Rural Society, in 2005 and the book was published by Springer in Feb. 2006. Brown was one of two co-editors of the book and co-author (with Kandel) of Chapter 1. In that same volume, Glasgow co-authored (with Kirschner and Berry) chapter 3 on the changing demographic profile of rural America and (with Brown)chapter 8 on social integration of older in-migrants to rural retirement destinations. Glasgow and Brown have begun work on a book-length research monograph on rural retirement
migration, and Springer Publishing has offered a book contract to publish the monongraph. Brown continued work on the policy and local development impact of metropolitan reclassification. Interviews were conducted with county-level officials in areas that either gained or lost metro status for the purpose of examining the implications of this administrative change. Five policy briefings were held in 2005, one of which was in Washington, D.C. The briefing was for federal legislative staffs and agency professionals. Another policy briefing was held in Ithaca, New York for the staff of federal and state elected officials who represent the residents of Central New York. Three issue briefs were prepared, one of which has been published and two that are awaiting publication for New York and national professionals interested in rural population change.
Impacts
Retirement migration has fueled significant population growth in rural areas during the past 30-40 years. Particular aspects of nonmetro retirement migration have been studied, but little attention has been paid to how well older in-migrants adjust to their retirement destinations or the process of social integration among older in-migrants. By contrast, this study does so, and gaining a better understanding of the process through which older in-migrants become socially integrated has important policy implications for improving the health and well being of in-migrants as well as community and economic development in retirement destinations. Findings from this research have been presented in publications, outreach conferences and meetings, and academic conferences. We have received numerous requests for information from planners, community developers and academics on the determinants and consequences of retirement migration and the health and well-being of older rural
newcomers and oldtimers
Publications
- Brown, D.L. 2005. Post socialist transformation at the rural periphery. Pp. 67-75 in Adamowicz (ed.), Agarian Issues in Poland and the World. Warsaw: Warsaw Agricultural University Press.
- Brown, D.L., L.J. Kulcsar, L. Kulcsar, C. Obadovics. 2005. Post socialist restructuring and population redistribution in Hungary. Rural Sociology. 70(3):336-359.
- Brown, D.L., J. Cromartie, L.J. Kulcsar. 2005. Micropolitan areas and the measurement of urbanization. Rural New York Issue Brief, Cornell University.
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Progress 01/01/04 to 12/31/04
Outputs
Using data from our survey, Glasgow contributed two chapters and Brown two chapters to a book on rural population change. Brown was also one of two coeditors of the book. Glasgow was senior coeditor of a book on health and health care in rural areas and contributed three chapters, which drew from the study of retirement migration, social integration and health to formulate chapters and themes of that book. Glasgow and Brown made presentations in an outreach conference sponsored by USDA's Economic Research Service, which was held in Washington, D.C. in January 2004. Glasgow and Brown also presented findings from the study at the XI World Congress of Rural Sociology in Trondheim, Norway, July 2004 and at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society in Sacramento, California in August 2004. Another project-related activity included submission in 2004 of a grant proposal to the Polson Institute for Global Development at Cornell, which will allow us to conduct
in-depth case studies in four of the retirement destination counties included in our panel survey. The case study data will be collected during the summer of 2005 and will be used to complement and expand on information collected from the panel survey. We began preparing the follow-up questionnaire for wave two of our panel survey, which will be conducted in spring 2005.
Impacts
Retirement migration has fueled significant population growth in rural areas during the past 30-40 years. Particular aspects of nonmetro retirement migration have been studied, but little attention has been paid to how well older in-migrants adjust to their retirement destinations or the process of social integration among older in-migrants. By contrast, this study does so, and gaining a better understanding of the process through which older in-mgrants become socially integrated has important policy implications for improving the health and well being of in-migrants as well as community and economic development in retirement destinations. Findings from this research have been presented in publications, outreach conferences and meetings, and academic conferences. We have received numerous requests for information from planners, community developers and academics on the determinants and consequences of retirement migration and the health and well-being of older rural
newcomers and oldtimers.
Publications
- Glasgow, N., Johnson, N.E. and Morton, L.W. 2004. Introduction. Pp. 3-11 in Critical Issues in Rural Health, Glasgow, Morton and Johnson (eds.). Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing.
- Glasgow, N., Morton, L.W. and Johnson, N.E. (eds.). 2004. Critical Issues in Rural Health. Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing.
- Kandel, W. and Brown, D.L. (eds.). 2005f. Population Change and Rural Society. New York: Springer.
- Kirschner, A., Berry, E.H. and Glasgow, N. 2005f. Changing faces in rural America. In Population Change and Rural Society, Kandel and Brown (eds.). New York: Springer.
- Morton, L.W., Glasgow, N. and Johnson, N.E. 2004. Reaching the goal: Less disparity, better rural health. Pp. 283-91 in Criticial Issues in Rural Health, Glasgow, Morton and Johnson (eds.). Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing.
- Brown, D.L. and Kandel, W. 2005f. Rural America through a demographic lens. In Population Change in Rural Society, Kandel and Brown (eds.). New York: Springer.
- Glasgow, N. 2004. Healthy aging in rural America. Pp. 271-81 in Critical Issues in Rural Health, Glasgow, Morton and Johnson (eds.). Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing.
- Glasgow, N. and Brown, D.L. 2005f. Establishing ties: Social integration among older in-migrants in nonmetropolitan retirement destination counties. In Population Change in Rural Society, Kandel and Brown (eds.). New York: Springer.
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Progress 01/01/03 to 12/31/03
Outputs
Using data from Wave 1 of a two-wave panel study, we conducted several analyses of the degree to which older in-migrants to nonmetro retirement destinations are socially integrated compared to a sample of older non-migrants in the same locales (retirement destination counties). The nonmetro non-migrants are more socially integrated than are the recent in-migrants. The in-migrants, however, show a surprising degree of involvement in both informal social relationships and formal volunteer organizations. Adjustment to the destination communities does not appear to be problematic for the older in-migrants, which should bode well for their retention in nonmetro retirement destinations. We presented results of our study at the Rural Sociological Society annual meeting in August 2003 and the Gerontological Society of America annual meeting in November 2003. We have drafted a chapter using our findings, which will be included in a forthcoming edited volume entitled, The
Population of Rural America: Demographic Research for a New Century. Other publications are being planned. We have received numerous requests for information about our research and for copies of our research papers.
Impacts
Retirement migration has fueled significant population growth in rural areas during the past 30-40 years. Particular aspects of nonmetro retirement migration have been studied, but little attention has been paid to how easily and how well older in-migrants adjust to their retirement destinations. By contrast, this study does, and gaining a better understanding of the process through which older in-mgrants become socially integrated has important implications for the health and well being of in-migrants as well as community and economic development in retirement destinations.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/02 to 12/31/02
Outputs
Wave 1 of a two wave panel study has been completed. Descriptive and multivariate analyses are being conducted to compare the social integration of in-migrants versus longer-term residents of 14 nonmetropolitan retirement destination counties spread across the country. We are also investigating the effect of social integration on the health, residential stability and general well being of the two comparison groups. We will present a paper based on this data analysis at the August 2003 Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting (we submitted an abstract to the RSS, and, based on our abstract, the paper was accepted for presentation at the meeting). We will also submit our paper for publication.
Impacts
Officials of many nonmetropolitan communities view retirement migration as an economic development strategy, and some have developed explicit policies designed to attract retirees. Whether or not older in-migrants become socially integrated, however, will affect their retention in nonmetropolitan destinations. Thus it is important to understand the process through which in-migrants become socially integrated in their new communities. With that information, local officials can help ensure that newcomers become socially integrated and consequently more likely to remain in destination communities. Social integration has been shown in past studies to effect health positively. Therefore, a better understanding of how to facilitate social integration can be used by public officials to better the health and well being of older in-migrants as well as longer-term residents. Better health of the older population can reduce community health care expenditures.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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