Gender and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health at Older Ages Across Different European Welfare Clusters. Evidence from SHARE Data, 2004

Autor/inn/en	Uccheddu, Damiano; Gauthier, Anne H.; Steverink, Nardi; Emery, Tom
Titel	Gender and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health at Older Ages Across Different European Welfare Clusters. Evidence from SHARE Data, 2004 - 2015. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Geschlecht und sozioökonomische Ungleichheiten des Gesundheitszustandes im höheren Lebensalter zwischen verschiedenen europäischen Wohlfahrtsclustern. Erkenntnisse aus SHARE-Daten, 2004-2015.
Quelle	In: European sociological review, 35 (2019) 3, S. 346-362Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-7215; 1468-2672
DOI	10.1093/esr/jcz007
Schlagwörter	Soziale Ungleichheit; Frau; Belgien; Dänemark; Deutschland; Frankreich; Frau; Gesundheit; Italien; Mann; Österreich; Schweiz; Soziale Ungleichheit; Spanien; Schweden; Wohlfahrtsstaat; Internationaler Vergleich; Qualifikation; Gesundheit; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Wohlfahrtsstaat; Qualifikation; Internationaler Vergleich; Geschlechtsspezifik; Alter Mensch; Mann; Belgien; Deutschland; Dänemark; Frankreich; Italien; Schweden; Schweiz; Spanien; Österreich
Abstract	"This study takes a comparative approach to assess whether the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and health in later life differs by gender in a sample of individuals aged 50 and above living in nine European countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland). We apply linear hybrid (between-within) regression models using panel data (50,459 observations from 13,955 respondents) from five waves of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) between the years 2004 - 2015. SES measures included education, income, and wealth. A 40- item Frailty Index (FI) of accumulated deficits, an important indicator of health in older populations, was used as dependent variable. Considering between-effects estimates, our results show that the positive impact of education and wealth on health is stronger for women living in countries where the welfare arrangements are less decommodifying and defamilializing. No such interaction is found for income and for fixed-effects estimates. This study could advance the understanding of gender inequalities in health. Also, such findings can guide future policies devoted at reducing gender and socioeconomic inequalities in health in later life." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2020/1