Examining the utility of national indicators of relative age disadvantage in Europe.

We introduce new indicators measuring relative age disadvantage of older compared with younger people at a national level. Drawing on data from 29 European countries, the study demonstrates that there is no consistent relative old age disadvantage with regard to the four indicators selected: satisfa...

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Publicado en:European Journal of Ageing Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 189 - 198
Autores principales: Ayalon, Liat, Rothermund, Klaus
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Jun2018
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          Department of Psychology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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        Age distribution
        Ageism
        Happiness
        Health services accessibility
        Income
        Interpersonal relations
        Prejudices
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        Age discrimination
        Age inequality
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        Age discrimination
        Age inequality
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      ab: We introduce new indicators measuring relative age disadvantage of older compared with younger people at a national level. Drawing on data from 29 European countries, the study demonstrates that there is no consistent relative old age disadvantage with regard to the four indicators selected: satisfaction in life, perceived prejudice, perceived access to health services, and subjective income. Relative age disadvantages (i.e. the status of those aged 30-45 divided by the status of older adults aged 60-75) correlated negatively with overall levels of happiness at the country level. Multi-level analyses revealed cross-level interactions, indicating that countries with higher levels of relative age disadvantage were characterized by a more negative relation between age and happiness at the individual level. Our findings highlight a need to further investigate relative age disadvantages for understanding, describing, and potentially changing the situation of older people in modern societies.
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