Changes in Older Europeans’
Health Across Two Waves of SHARE: Life-Course and Societal Determinants
Journal of Population Ageing, January
2013
Abstract
Building on recent research
investigating the role of life-course factors (including childhood conditions)
and societal context in older Europeans health status, this study investigates
the determinants of changes in elders’ health across two waves of the Survey of
Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Controlling for individuals’
current living conditions at baseline, our analysis provides evidence for
long-term associations between childhood conditions (SES, health, cognition)
and health dynamics in older age. Moreover, our findings suggest that income
inequality tends to increase elders’ risk of experiencing negative health changes
(decreases their chance to recover from poor health, respectively). Our study
underlines the importance of accounting for both life-course and societal
determinants of later life health dynamics.
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