Although China was one of the countries with the fastest-growing aging population in the world,limited scholarly attention has been paid to migration among older adults in China.The full picture of their migration in the entire country over time remains unknown.This study examines the spatial patterns of older interprovincial migration flows and their drivers in China over the period 1995 to 2015,using four waves of census data and intercensal popu-lation sample survey data.Results from eigenvector spatial filtering negative binomial re-gressions indicate that older adults tend to migrate away from low cost-of-living rural areas to high cost-of-living urban and rural areas,moving away from areas with extreme temperature differences.The location of their grandchildren is among the most important attractions.Our findings suggest that family-oriented migration is more common than amenity-led migration among retired Chinese older adults,and the cost-of-living is an indicator of economic oppor-tunities for adult children and the quality of senior care services.

LIU Ye;HUANG Cuiying;WU Rongwei;PAN Zehan;GU Hengyu

School of Geography and Planning,Sun Yat-sen University,Guangzhou 510275,China;Guangdong Key Laboratory for Urbanization and Geo-simulation,Sun Yat-sen University,Guangzhou 510275,China;Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Public Security and Disaster,Guangzhou 510275,China;Population Development and Policy Research Center,Chongqing Technology and Business University,Chongqing 400067,China;School of Social Development and Public Policy,Fudan University,Shanghai 200433,China;Department of Geography and Resource Management,The Chinese University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong SAR,China

地理学报（英文版）

[1]LIU Ye;HUANG Cuiying;WU Rongwei;PAN Zehan;GU Hengyu-.The spatial patterns and determinants of internal migration of older adults in China from 1995 to 2015)[J].地理学报（英文版）,2022(12):2541-2559

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