书目名称 | Revisiting Economic Vulnerability in Old Age |
副标题 | Low Income and Subje |
编辑 | Julia Henke |
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概述 | Provides a framework for distinguishing between different degrees of subjectivity in poverty measures.The statistical methods used include regression analysis and structural equation models.Draws on a |
丛书名称 | Life Course Research and Social Policies |
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描述 | .This book offers an interdisciplinary analysis of the experience of economic vulnerability among older adults. Drawing on various fields ranging from happiness, economics to stress research, it integrates assessments from objective and subjective measurement perspectives. The book offers nuanced insights into prevalent experiences of low economic quality of life in wealthy countries, using empirical data from Switzerland. A sample of some 1500 adults aged 65-84 is taken as the basis for a systematic comparison of the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of three – overlapping – groups of potentially vulnerable pensioners: those who are income-poor (objective measure), those who report difficulties making ends meet (subjectively self-assessed measure) and those who worry about not having enough money for current expenses (subjectively perceived measure). Theoretical and empirical evidence is offered for the distinctiveness of the two subjective indicators, one of which assesses the experience of economic strain while the other captures the individual’s response in terms of stress. The conceptual contribution of this research includes a typology of economic vulnerability: e |
出版日期 | Book 2020 |
关键词 | Population aging; older populations; Subjective poverty indicators; Financial Stress; Swiss pensioners; L |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36323-9 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-36325-3 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-36323-9Series ISSN 2211-7776 Series E-ISSN 2211-7784 |
issn_series | 2211-7776 |
copyright | Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 |