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Class, caring and disability
— evidence from the British Retirement Survey | | Author(s) | Karen Glaser, Emily Grundy |
| Journal title | Ageing & Society, vol 22, part 3, May 2002 |
| Pages | pp 325-342 |
| Keywords | Family care ; Social class ; Economic status [elderly] ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | There has been an increasing interest in the caring responsibilities of middle generation individuals as numerous studies have noted the continuing family obligations of people in later life. The authors used data from the United Kingdom Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS) Retirement Survey of 1988/89 to examine social class differentials in the provision of care by 55-69 year olds. Their results show few social class differences in the provision of co-resident care to a parent (for those aged 55-69 in 1988/89 with at least one living parent). However, there were significant social class differences in the provision of care to a spouse. Working class individuals were more likely to be caring for a spouse than their middle class counterparts, because of the higher prevalence of disability in this group. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020812204 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: T: F:W: 3F |
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