Stay tuned to your programs: Explaining older Americans' program encounters

Steven A. Peterson

doi:10.1016/0890-4065(88)90032-1

Stay tuned to your programs: Explaining older Americans' program encounters

Steven A. Peterson

School of Public Affairs (Harrisburg)

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Abstract

There has been much research in gerontology and political science on why people use programs. This article synthesizes extant work and examines the impact of social resources, personal resources, need, and values on program awareness and use. The data base is 456 older Americans in rural upstate New York Results show that need, personal resources, social resources, and program awareness all have some influence on respondents' use of programs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	183-197
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Aging Studies
Volume	2
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0890-4065(88)90032-1
State	Published - 1988

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