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Demography
Population Studies
Gerontology

Background:

Regional population age structures are dynamic.
Factors influencing the elderly proportion include migration and internal cohort aging.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the mechanisms driving changes in the elderly population proportion.
To empirically investigate elderly population growth in US states during the late 1980s.

Main Methods:

Analysis of demographic changes over time.
State-level empirical study focusing on the late 1980s.

Main Results:

Population aging is influenced by elderly in-migration and non-elderly out-migration.
The rate of individuals aging into the elderly cohort among nonmovers is a key factor.

Conclusions:

Multiple demographic factors contribute to shifts in the elderly population share.
The spatial dynamics of aging nonmovers are critical for understanding regional elderly population growth.