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| The material resources and well-being of older people | | Author(s) | Vanessa Burholt, Gill Windle |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, 2006 |
| Pages | 54 pp |
| Source | York Publishing Services, 64 Hallfield Road, Layerthorpe, York YO31 7ZQ. (ISBN-13: 9781859354223) PDF download available - http://www.jrf.org.uk Alternative formats such as large print, Braille, audio tape or disk available from
Communications Department, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. |
| Keywords | Economic status [elderly] ; Income [older people] ; Poverty ; Well being ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | The risk of poverty among older people in the UK is about three to four times higher than the typical risk of poverty in Europe. Moreover, people aged 75+ rely more on benefits as a source of income and get a smaller proportion of their income from occupational pensions and investments than younger pensioners. This study uses data for 987 people aged 65+ from the British sample of Ageing Well: a European Study of Adult Well-Being (ESAW), to construct measures of material resources and financial satisfaction. The new measures are used to: compare the material resources and financial satisfaction of different groups of older people; and identify the key determinants of poverty in old age. The findings indicate that women, people living alone, people who are widowed, divorced or separated, in poor health, with lower education, and living in deprived neighbourhoods tend to have low levels of material resources or income in old age. These matters should be of concern to policy makers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060602001 B |
| Classmark | F:W: JF: W6: D:F:5HH: 3F |
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