The Paid and Unpaid Working Life Expectancy at 50 in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Amid growing concerns about the economic implications of population aging and the sustainability of older adults' working life, unpaid family care work receives less attention despite its direct relevance to population aging. This article systematically compares the paid and unpaid working life expectancy at age 50 to understand the overlap and trade-off between paid and unpaid work among older European adults.

Method

Using data from the Survey of Health and Retirement in Europe with the Sullivan method, the article presents gender differences across 17 countries in life expectancy at age 50 at various paid (employment) and unpaid (caregiving) role configurations.

Results

When work is defined to include unpaid family caregiving, women and men have similar w

SUBMITTER: Ophir A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9122755 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature