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The support of parents in old age by those born during 1945-1954
— a European perspective | | Author(s) | Jim Ogg, Sylvie Renaut |
| Corporate Author | Family Support for Older People: Determinants and Consequences (FAMSUP) Network, European Science Foundation |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 26, part 5, September 2006 |
| Pages | pp 723-743 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/jid_ASO |
| Keywords | Children [offspring] as carers ; Family care ; Living patterns ; Social surveys ; Conference proceedings ; Europe. |
| Annotation | In 2004 in Europe, more than two-thirds of those born between 1945 and 1954 had a parent or parent-in-law alive, and the rates of co-residence with their ascendants ranged from less than 4% in Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands, to between 17% and 24% in Italy, Spain and Greece. The proportions that had provided practical help to their parents during the previous 12 months had a north-south gradient, from approximately one-in-three in northern Europe to 15% or less in southern Europe. In contrast, the proportion of helpers that provided regular and almost daily help had an inverse pattern, being low in Sweden and Denmark and much higher in the south. Some of these differences may be attributable to variations among the countries in the interpretation of 'help'. Help to ageing parents tends to be most associated with the gender of givers and receivers, the living arrangements, geographical proximity and needs of the parents, and the availability of adult children who can help. There is little evidence of a specific 'baby boomer generation' effect on the probability of giving help. Data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) was used for this article, which is the second of four empirical studies on the provision of family support to older people, written by members of the Family Support for Older People: Determinants and Consequences (FAMSUP) Network, European Science Foundation (ESF). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060816004 A |
| Classmark | P6:SS: P6:SJ: K7: 3F: 6M: 74 |
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