Locational Concentrations of Military Retirees in the United States

This county-level study examines the locational concentrations of the 1.6 million military retirees in the United States. Maps and multiple regression analysis suggest a strong association between concentrations of military retirees in a county and amenity- and military-related factors. In particula...

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Published inThe Professional geographer Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 55 - 65
Main Authors Jackson, Charles L., Day, Frederick A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Taylor & Francis Group 01.02.1993
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Association of American Geographers
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
location concentrations
Migration
Military
Military personnel
military retirees
Retired persons
Retirees
Social research
U.S.A
United States
US
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Summary:This county-level study examines the locational concentrations of the 1.6 million military retirees in the United States. Maps and multiple regression analysis suggest a strong association between concentrations of military retirees in a county and amenity- and military-related factors. In particular, proximity to a military base, mild winters, and coastal locations attract the military retiree. When counties are grouped by the age of the retirees, the proximity to bases becomes more closely associated with the younger military retirees, while climate and amenity factors are more important for the older retirees. These findings could prove useful in projecting locational preferences of the older more mobile population of the United States.
Bibliography:The authors would like to thank Sent Visser, Darrell Napton, and the anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on earlier versions of this paper. We also thank Anu Day for her editorial assistance.
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ISSN:0033-0124
1467-9272
DOI:10.1111/j.0033-0124.1993.00055.x