The dynamics of paid and unpaid activities among people aged 50-69 in Denmark, France, Italy, and England

Di Gessa, Giorgio and Grundy, Emily ORCID: 0000-0002-9633-1116 (2016) The dynamics of paid and unpaid activities among people aged 50-69 in Denmark, France, Italy, and England. Research on Aging, 39 (9). pp. 1013-1038. ISSN 0164-0275

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Abstract

In the context of the current policy emphasis on extending working lives, we investigate whether the relationship between participation in paid work, other formal, and informal activities among people aged 50–69 is complementary or competitive. We also investigate differences in associations between countries using comparable longitudinal data from Denmark, France, Italy, and England. We find positive associations between informal and formal engagement in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. Paid work was negatively associated with formal and informal engagement, and respondents who stopped working were more likely to be engaged in formal (Denmark and France) and informal activities (England and Italy) at follow-up than respondents who continued working. However, the strongest predictor of formal and informal engagement at follow-up was baseline engagement. In the context of policy aims to extend working lives and broaden older people’s participation in other productive activities, new balances between work and other forms of engagement are still to be found.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://roa.sagepub.com/
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Authors © CC BY
Divisions:	Social Policy
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2016 12:46
Last Modified:	15 Apr 2024 02:57
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/66976

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