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Older In-migrants are Volunteers and Workers
Nina Glasgow, Ph.D.Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY, USA
July, 2008Sapporo and Date, Japan
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Many Older In-Migrants Have Family Ties in Their New Communities
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Comparative Profile of Older In-Migrants vs. Longer Term Older Residents
Migrants Non-migrants
% Currently Married 74.9 68.4
Median Age 67.0 71.0
% Female 48.6 66.2
% College Graduate 43.5 34.7
% Ever Retired 91.0 82.7
%Currently Working 36.9 34.8
Yrs. Lived in County 3.0 22.0
Source: Cornell Retirement Migration Survey, 2002
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In-migrants Quickly Become Active in Community Organizations
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Older In-Migrants are Active Volunteers
In-migrant volunteers at community center
In-migrant with multiple volunteer roles
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Social Entrepreneurship in Action
In-migrant volunteers drive senior center vans to deliver meals
and to transport older persons
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, built & maintained by older volunteers
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Some Older In-Migrants are Active Workers and Entrepreneurs
In-migrant who owns a home improvement business
Mayor of Payson Arizona, a part-time position
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Entrepreneurial Roles (business and institutional)
• Mayor of Payson, Arizona• Established Service Corps of Retired Executives
chapter in Brevard, North Carolina• Choirmaster in Boothbay Harbor, Maine• Owner of winery, inn, horse stable and creamery
in Leelanau, Michigan – also chair of county economic development agency
• Plant nursery worker and volunteer at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
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Conclusions
• Older in-migrants are mainstays in the voluntary sector• Many older in-migrants are engaged in paid work
– Part-time or full-time– Owner or employee
• Retirement is NOT a discrete event– It is a transitional process
• Work to retirement• Retirement to work (re-entry)• Full-time to part-time work• Company employee to self-employment
• Aging-in-Place?– How long will productive roles last as in-migrants advance in
age?• Will the costs of aging eventually exceed its benefits?