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Are Canadian seniors becoming more active? — empirical evidence based on time-use data
Author(s)	Charlemaigne C Victorino, Anne H Gauthier
Journal title	Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 24, no 1, 2005
Pages	pp 45-56
Source	http://www.utpjournals.com
Keywords	Activities of older people ; Health [elderly] ; Retirement ; Longitudinal surveys ; Canada.
Annotation	As Canadians are enjoying a longer period of life after retirement, what are these older people doing with their extra "free time"? This study examines trends in the patterns of time use of retired Canadians since the 1980s. In particular, it asks whether today's older Canadians devote more. or less, time to productive activities than 20 years ago. This inquiry is motivated by the claims that today's older people are not engaged in "active ageing". This study uses data from a series of time-use surveys carried out in Canada since 1981 to empirically test the validity of this claim. Results suggest that some shift toward active ageing has taken place in Canada since the 1980s; however, this shift involves a complex pattern of reallocation of time that varies by gender and age. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050503206 A
Classmark	G: CC: G3: 3J: 7S
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