Health and socio-economic status over the life course: First results from SHARE Waves 6 and 7

Health in later life is shaped by behavior and policies over the life course and reflects the differences between the societies in which we are ageing. This multidisciplinary book answers questions from all life course phases and its interconnections from a European perspective based on the most recent SHARE data, such as: How is our health related to personality traits and influenced by our childhood conditions and careers? Which role does our social network play? Which impacts of the different health care and societal regimes can we trace at older ages? Which are the differences and similarities across European countries?

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editors -- Contributors -- 1. A spotlight on health and life courses in Europe using SHARE Waves 6 and 7 / Börsch-Supan, Axel / Bristle, Johanna / Andersen-Ranberg, Karen / Brugiavini, Agar / Jusot, Florence / Litwin, Howard / Weber, Guglielmo -- Part I. Personality and childhood -- 2. Personality, age and the well-being of older Europeans / Erlich, Bracha / Litwin, Howard / Brugiavini, Agar / Weber, Guglielmo -- 3. Personality and physical health among older Europeans / Shemesh, Jonathan / Schwartz, Ella / Litwin, Howard / Brugiavini, Agar / Weber, Guglielmo -- 4. Personality traits and financial behaviour / Bertoni, Marco / Bonfatti, Andrea / Celidoni, Martina / Crema, Angela / Dal Bianco, Chiara / Brugiavini, Agar / Weber, Guglielmo -- 5. Relationships with parents in childhood and well-being in later life / Damri, Noam / Litwin, Howard / Brugiavini, Agar / Weber, Guglielmo -- 6. Effects of adverse childhood experiences on mental well-being later in life / Buia, Raluca E. / Kovacic, Matija / Orso, Cristina E. / Brugiavini, Agar / Weber, Guglielmo -- Part II. Health inequalities - Education and income -- 7. Dynamic changes in determinants of inequalities in health in Europe with a focus on retirement / Lauridsen, Jørgen T. / Christiansen, Terkel / Vitved, Astrid R. / Weber, Guglielmo -- 8. Persistence in inequalities of frailty at older age: A comparison of nine EU countries / Arnault, Louis / Jusot, Florence / Sirven, Nicolas / Brieu, Marie-Anne / Halimi, Didier / Forette, Françoise / Weber, Guglielmo -- 9. How do early-life conditions shape health age profiles late in life? / Belloni, Michele / Cavapozzi, Danilo / Dal Bianco, Chiara / Pan, Yao / Trucchi, Serena / Weber, Guglielmo -- 10. Tracking and educational inequality in health in later life / Kratz, Fabian / Bristle, Johanna / Weber, Guglielmo -- Part III. Labour market, occupation and retirement -- 11. Long-term effects of different labour careers / Pettinicchi, Yuri / Börsch-Supan, Axel / Brugiavini, Agar -- 12. The economic situation of formerly self-employed workers / Pettinicchi, Yuri / Börsch-Supan, Axel / Brugiavini, Agar -- 13. Patterns of labour market participation and their impact on the well-being of older women / Chłoń-Domińczak, Agnieszka / Magda, Iga / Strzelecki, Paweł A. / Brugiavini, Agar -- 14. End-of-working-life gender wage gap: The role of health shocks, parental education and personality traits / Bertoni, Marco / Bonfatti, Andrea / Celidoni, Martina / Crema, Angela / Dal Bianco, Chiara / Brugiavini, Agar -- 15. Family dissolution and labour supply decisions over the life cycle / Cavapozzi, Danilo / Fiore, Simona / Pasini, Giacomo / Brugiavini, Agar -- 16. Working conditions and health of older workers / Belloni, Michele / Buia, Raluca Elena / Kovacic, Matija / Meschi, Elena / Brugiavini, Agar -- Part IV. Social transitions and economic crises -- 17. Health gap in post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe: A life-course perspective / Bíró, Anikó / Branyiczki, Réka / Börsch-Supan, Axel -- 18. What is hidden behind the 'obvious'? SHARE data raise the curtain about health, early retirement and elderly care of ageing Bulgarians / Markova, Ekaterina / Yordanova, Gabriela / Börsch-Supan, Axel -- 19. The link to the past and the post-communist welfare state / Dobrescu, Loretti I. / Andrieș, Alin Marius / Börsch-Supan, Axel -- 20. The economic crisis, fiscal austerity and long-term care: Responses of the care mix in three adjustment countries / Lyberaki, Antigone / Tinios, Platon / Papadoudis, George / Georgiadis, Thomas / Börsch-Supan, Axel -- 21. Financial and non-financial transfers from parents to adult children after the economic crisis / Ostrovsky-Berman, Ela / Litwin, Howard / Börsch-Supan, Axel -- Part V. Social context and health -- 22. Changes in social networks and cognitive decline / Schwartz, Ella / Litwin, Howard -- 23. The role of social networks and disability in survival / Abuladze, Liili / Sakkeus, Luule / Litwin, Howard -- 24. Social embeddedness of care recipients and their spousal caregivers / Wagner, Melanie / Holdik, Ina / Litwin, Howard -- 25. The impact of living alone on physical and mental health: Does loneliness matter? / Barbosa, Fátima / Cunha, Cláudia / Voss, Gina / Matos, Alice Delerue / Litwin, Howard -- 26. Living alone in Europe and health behaviours / Mudražija, Stipica / Smolić, Šime / Čipin, Ivan / Litwin, Howard -- 27. Bereavement, loneliness and health / Fawaz, Yarine / Mira, Pedro / Litwin, Howard -- Part VI. Healthcare and health behaviour -- 28. The social dynamics of unmet need, catastrophic healthcare expenses and satisfaction with health insurance coverage / Jürges, Hendrik / Stella, Luca / Jusot, Florence -- 29. Differences in healthcare use between immigrant and local older individuals / Fiore, Simona / Kovacic, Matija / Orso, Cristina E. / Jusot, Florence -- 30. Life expectancy and health investments / Bertoni, Marco / Bonfatti, Andrea / Celidoni, Martina / Crema, Angela / Dal Bianco, Chiara / Jusot, Florence -- 31. Multiple chronic conditions in older people in European countries: A network analysis approach / Srakar, Andrej / Prevolnik Rupel, Valentina / Jusot, Florence -- Part VII. Objective health -- 32. Changes in body mass and cognitive decline - disentangling a seeming paradox / Weiss, Luzia M. / Kronschnabl, Judith / Kneip, Thorsten / Bergmann, Michael / Andersen-Ranberg, Karen -- 33. The association between self-reported physical activity and physical performance: Does advancing age matter? / Rise, Jens Elmelund / Juel Ahrenfeldt, Linda / Lindahl-Jacobsen, Rune / Andersen-Ranberg, Karen -- 34. Grip strength across Europe -North/ South and East/West divides / Barros, Pedro Pita / Pimentel-Santos, Fernando / Neto, David Dias / Andersen-Ranberg, Karen -- 35. End of life and palliative care in Europe: An exploration of SHARE data / Jürges, Hendrik / Laferrère, Anne / Lemoine, Adèle / Andersen-Ranberg, Karen -- Part VIII. Dried blood spot samples -- 36. Dried blood spot samples and their validation / Börsch-Supan, Axel / Börsch-Supan, Martina / Weiss, Luzia M. -- 37. Influence of fieldwork conditions and sample quality on DBS values / Weiss, Luzia M. / Börsch-Supan, Axel -- 38. Blood collection in the field - results and lessons from the polish test study / Weiss, Luzia M. / Börsch-Supan, Martina / Myck, Michal / Nocoń, Katarzyna / Oczkowska, Monika / Topór-Mądry, Roman / Andersen-Ranberg, Karen / Börsch-Supan, Axel -- 39. Identification of cytokine and lipoprotein markers for analyses in SHARE Wave 6 dried blood spots / Borbye-Lorenzen, Nis / Börsch-Supan, Martina / Börsch-Supan, Axel

Intro -- Contents -- Editors -- Contributors -- 1. A spotlight on health and life courses in Europe using SHARE Waves 6 and 7 -- Part I. Personality and childhood -- 2. Personality, age and the well-being of older Europeans -- 3. Personality and physical health among older Europeans -- 4. Personality traits and financial behaviour -- 5. Relationships with parents in childhood and well-being in later life -- 6. Effects of adverse childhood experiences on mental well-being later in life -- Part II. Health inequalities - Education and income -- 7. Dynamic changes in determinants of inequalities in health in Europe with a focus on retirement -- 8. Persistence in inequalities of frailty at older age: A comparison of nine EU countries -- 9. How do early-life conditions shape health age profiles late in life? -- 10. Tracking and educational inequality in health in later life -- Part III. Labour market, occupation and retirement -- 11. Long-term effects of different labour careers -- 12. The economic situation of formerly self-employed workers -- 13. Patterns of labour market participation and their impact on the well-being of older women -- 14. End-of-working-life gender wage gap: The role of health shocks, parental education and personality traits -- 15. Family dissolution and labour supply decisions over the life cycle -- 16. Working conditions and health of older workers -- Part IV. Social transitions and economic crises -- 17. Health gap in post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe: A life-course perspective -- 18. What is hidden behind the 'obvious'? SHARE data raise the curtain about health, early retirement and elderly care of ageing Bulgarians -- 19. The link to the past and the post-communist welfare state -- 20. The economic crisis, fiscal austerity and long-term care: Responses of the care mix in three adjustment countries.