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term. Most of them were over 50 years of old and retired. In addition, this convenience sample represented a mixture 
of an aging population who retired locally and who migrated after their retirement. As noted by Longino (1995), 
Pickens and Oconee counties were the only popular South Carolina destinations of aged migrants that were far from 
the Atlantic Coast. An influx of mature migrants drawn by the amenities of the Upstate and the local aging residents 
make up a well-mixed research sample for this study.