Residential mobility varies with age. In contrast to younger age groups, older adults show a tendency to ‘stay put’. There is little evidence whether this immobility of older adults is due to choice (i.e., the wish to age in place) or to constraint (i.e., the lack of alternatives). This study makes an empirical analysis of the underlying preferences for housing of Dutch older adults by reporting the stated preferences of Dutch older adults for bundles of housing characteristics. It offers insight in the relative importance of various aspects of housing and explores whether these preferences are stable for different age groups. The study finds a strong preference for the current dwelling, especially for the older age groups. Running separate models for different age groups results in an improvement of the log-likelihood, indicating the presence of heterogeneity in housing preferences among Dutch older adults.

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置身于选择或约束之外？荷兰老年人的居住选择行为

居住流动性随年龄而变化。与年轻的年龄组相比，老年人表现出“留在原地”的倾向。几乎没有证据表明老年人的这种不动是由于选择（即希望在适当的地方变老）还是由于限制（即缺乏替代方案）。本研究通过报告荷兰老年人对一系列住房特征的陈述偏好，对荷兰老年人对住房的潜在偏好进行了实证分析。它提供了对住房各个方面的相对重要性的洞察，并探讨了这些偏好对于不同年龄组是否稳定。研究发现，人们对目前的住宅有强烈的偏好，尤其是对老年群体。为不同年龄组运行单独的模型可以提高对数似然，