Abstract

REDONDO, Nélida; GARAY, Sagrario  and  MONTES DE OCA, Verónica. Residential Coexistence Arrangements among the Elderly Argentinean and Mexican Population: Socioeconomic Determinants and Regional Differences. Estud. demogr. urbanos [online]. 2015, vol.30, n.3, pp.597-649. ISSN 2448-6515.

The demographic transition has led to the progressive aging of the populations of Latin America and Caribbean countries. The impact of demographic aging in societies with fewer economic resources, particularly in contexts of poverty, is as yet unknown. According to demographic history studies, one of the consequences of population aging is the change in the forms and configurations of the family arrangements in which the elderly population resides. This article undertakes a comparative analysis of the types of household and generational coexistence of the elderly in Mexico and Argentina, as well as the regions comprising each of these countries. It contrasts the type of household, patterns of generational coexistence and level of regional demographic aging with the characteristics of the elderly populations selected: a) income poverty, b) pension coverage and c) health coverage. A multinomial logistic model was also developed to estimate the relative probability of living in different household types, considering the following as independent variables: a) sex, b) age; c) educational attainment and d) regions of residence. The purpose of the comparative analysis is to document the impact of demographic ageing and the economic and social development of the regions on the residential coexistence arrangements of older adults in two countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Keywords : aging; residential coexistence; regions; urbanization; Argentina; Mexico.