Country-level welfare-state measures and change in wellbeing following work exit in early old age: evidence from 16 European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the effects of individual-level factors on wellbeing change following work exit have been identified, the role of welfare-state variables at the country level has yet to be investigated.

Methods

Data on 8037 respondents aged 50 years and over in 16 European countries were drawn from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). We employed multilevel models to assess determinants of change in wellbeing following work exit, using CASP-12 change scores. After adjusting for institutionally defined route and timing of work exit, in addition to other individual-level variables, we tested country-level variables including welfare-state regime and measures of disaggregated welfare spending to d

SUBMITTER: Richardson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6469302 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature