Bienestar y Patrones Residenciales de la Población que Envejece y no Convive en Pareja. Europa occidental, 2004-2011

Abstract

This paper analyses the population aged 65 and over who do not live with a partner, in ten European countries participating in the four editions of the "Survey of Health, Ageing and retirement in Europe", from 2004/5 to 2010/1. Logistic regression for panel data is used to analyse the ratio between living with others and living alone (not considering institutionalised people). Controlling for age, sex, country of residence and observation wave, it shows the effect of educational level, number of children, limitations in activities of daily living and level of income. A clear regional division arises, being southern Europe the area with the lowest probability of living alone, central Europe in an intermediate position and the highest in Nordic countries. Coresidence is associated with the loss of functional autonomy, educational attainment and number of children. In contrast, a significant link with income level has not been found. Copyright: