Abstract
This paper uses data for Spain from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (release 2.3.1) to model the determinants
of the quality of life of the elderly, paying special attention to their intergenerational relations. The aim is to study
CASP-12 (a social functional index) and explore the effect of interdependency in terms of the transfer of the resources of
time and money between the elderly and other family members. To do so, we estimate a latent class model to explore the determinants
of wellbeing. This allows us to distinguish between two different subpopulations, whose quality of life is modeled in different
ways and who potentially would require different types of public care policies.
of the quality of life of the elderly, paying special attention to their intergenerational relations. The aim is to study
CASP-12 (a social functional index) and explore the effect of interdependency in terms of the transfer of the resources of
time and money between the elderly and other family members. To do so, we estimate a latent class model to explore the determinants
of wellbeing. This allows us to distinguish between two different subpopulations, whose quality of life is modeled in different
ways and who potentially would require different types of public care policies.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-19
- DOI 10.1007/s11205-011-9968-5
- Authors
- Victoria Ateca-Amestoy, Fundamentos del Análisis Económico II, University of the Basque Country, Avda. Lehendakari Aguirre, 83, 48015 Bilbao, Spain
- Arantza Ugidos, Fundamentos del Análisis Económico II, University of the Basque Country, Avda. Lehendakari Aguirre, 83, 48015 Bilbao, Spain
- Journal Social Indicators Research
- Online ISSN 1573-0921
- Print ISSN 0303-8300