Table 3. Factors investigated among... | Emerald Publishing

Table 3.

Factors investigated among elderly that indicated they want to move, N= 403

Variable	Definition	Mean	SD
Reduced costs	Reduced housing costs	3.67	1.173
Mobile outdoors	That the new home is better suited to the respondents’ needs to be physically mobile outdoors	3.20	1.239
Close nature	The respondents’ want to get closer to the nature	3.05	1.201
Close service	The respondents’ want to get closer to service	3.04	1.256
ADAPTreach	That the new home is adapted to the respondents’ needs to reach or easily find things in the home	3.00	1.278
Mobile indoors	That the new home is better suited to the respondents’ needs to be physically mobile indoors	2.97	1.234
Community	Opportunity for community within the residential area (farm association, activities, etc.)	2.85	1.191
Close culture	The respondents want to get closer to cultural activities	2.72	1.194
Close friends	The respondents’ want to get closer to friends	2.65	1.106

Variable	Definition	Mean	SD
Reduced costs	Reduced housing costs	3.67	1.173
Mobile outdoors	That the new home is better suited to the respondents’ needs to be physically mobile outdoors	3.20	1.239
Close nature	The respondents’ want to get closer to the nature	3.05	1.201
Close service	The respondents’ want to get closer to service	3.04	1.256
ADAPTreach	That the new home is adapted to the respondents’ needs to reach or easily find things in the home	3.00	1.278
Mobile indoors	That the new home is better suited to the respondents’ needs to be physically mobile indoors	2.97	1.234
Community	Opportunity for community within the residential area (farm association, activities, etc.)	2.85	1.191
Close culture	The respondents want to get closer to cultural activities	2.72	1.194
Close friends	The respondents’ want to get closer to friends	2.65	1.106

Note(s):

Likert scale 1–5 (1 = not at all important; 5 = very important)