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Fit and fifty?
— a report prepared for the Economic and Social Research Council | | Author(s) | Jonathan Scales, Richard Scase |
| Corporate Author | Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex; Economic and Social Research Council - ESRC |
| Publisher | Economic and Social Research Council, Swindon, 2000 |
| Pages | 59 pp |
| Source | Economic and Social Research Council, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon SN2 1LJ. |
| Keywords | Middle aged ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Health [elderly] ; Employment ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | There has been a tendency for research on the over 50s to be based on the 45-55 and 55-63 age categories. This report uses survey data from the British Household Panel Study (BHPS), to identify some of the main social characteristics of those in the 50-59 age group. In the past, the lifestyle of those in their 50s was characterised by a high degree of permanence and stability. However, with rapid economic and social restructuring, a previously broadly homogeneous age group has become fragmented by reason of different employment patterns, family forms and other biographical experiences. This report examines the key issues and trends concerning: the demographic profile; employment patterns; income, wealth and financial behaviour; lifestyles and patterns of consumption; health and illness; values and attitudes; and a longitudinal analysis of the effects of leaving employment. The aim is to stimulate debate, such as in the commentaries by Keith Bedell-Pearce (Prudential plc), Will Hutton and Charlotte Thorne (the Industrial Society), and John Ginarlis (Computer Sciences Corporation - Europe). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001129004 B |
| Classmark | SE: F: CC: WJ: 3F |
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