This article proposes a typology of migration based on duration of annual residence in planned retirement communities. The categories of the typology-seasonal in-migrant, seasonal out-migrant, seasonal traveler, and year-round resident-are used to classify a sample of households in a southwestern retirement community. The findings suggest that out-of-state children and ties to small towns are inhibiting influences on permanent relocation after retirement. Facilitating factors associated with seasonal migration include: a spouse in the household, higher socioeconomic status, and the absence of health restrictions on activities. © 1985, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.

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male residential mobility female comparative study Aged retirement Seasons Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Arizona Article season United States human adult Middle Age migration travel