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| Australian baby boomers' expectations and plans for their old age | | Author(s) | Susan Quine, Stacy Carter |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 25 no 1, March 2006 |
| Publisher | Blackwell Publishing, March 2006 |
| Pages | pp 3-8 |
| Source | http://www.cota.org.au / http://www.blackwellpublishingasia.com |
| Keywords | Middle aged ; Attitude ; Ageing process ; Preparation [retirement] ; Literature reviews ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The ageing of Australia's 1.5 million baby-boomers (born 1946-1965) will significantly change Australian society; yet it is unclear what is known about the expectations and plans of this cohort for their retirement and old age. This paper reviews the Australian literature focusing on the areas of health, housing, work and income, and responsibility. Information from the peer-reviewed literature and the internet published during 1996-2005 was reviewed. 195 Australian references were retrieved, of which only 94 were relevant. The review identified that, despite agreement about the significance of baby boomers' ageing, empirical work directly addressing the research topics was rare. In particular, there was little coverage of baby boomers' ascription of responsibility for their welfare in older age. If policies are to be effective, empirical research obtaining information directly from baby boomers is required to fill the gaps identified through this review. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070109207 A |
| Classmark | SE: DP: BG: GA: 64A: 7YA |
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