Naslov
Living Alone in the United States and Europe: The Impact of Public Support on the Independence of Older Adults

Autori
Mudrazija, Stipica ; Angel, Jacqueline ; Čipin, Ivan ; Smolić, Šime

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Population Association of America 2019 annual meeting / - Silver Spring (MD) : Population Association of America, 2019, 1-35

Skup
Population Association of America 2019 Annual Meeting (PAA 2019)

Mjesto i datum
Austin (TX), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 10.04.2019. - 13.04.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
living alone ; income and wealth ; public policy ; HRS ; SHARE

Sažetak
Living alone is often associated with greater risk of financial hardship, but we have limited knowledge on the possible link between availability of public support and living independently. We use data from the 2014 Health and Retirement Study for the United States and the 2011-2015 Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe for 19 European countries and fit logistic regression and multilevel models to assess cross-national differences in the likelihood of living alone and estimate the impact of public support on living alone. The likelihood of living alone is higher in generous welfare states and public support has positive impact on it. The link between personal resources and living alone has a smaller positive gradient in countries with robust welfare systems. The lack of adequate public support in less generous welfare states may constrain the ability of many low-income older adults without a partner to continue living independently.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija, Demografija

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