Friday, May 2 / 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM   •   Regis

Session 127:
Living Alone

Chair: Peter D. Brandon, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY)
Discussant: Roona Simpson, University of Glasgow

  1. Home Alone: Determinants of Living Alone among Elderly Immigrants in Canada and the U.S. • Sharon M. Lee, University of Victoria ; Barry Edmonston, University of Victoria ; Zheng Wu, University of Victoria

  2. The Changing Face of Living Alone: 1850-2010 • Rose M. Kreider, U.S. Census Bureau ; Jonathan Vespa, U.S. Census Bureau

  3. Living Alone in China: Historical Trend, Spatial Distribution, and Determinants • Wei-Jun Jean Yeung, National University of Singapore ; Adam Cheung, National University of Singapore

  4. The Increasing Trend of Living Alone among Belgian Elderly: The Impact of the S.D.T. (1991-2009) • Anne Herm, Tallinn University

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