Changing living arrangements in mid-life and their implications for policy
Changing living arrangements in mid-life and their implications for policy
This presentation focuses on the middle-aged population in the United Kingdom, discussing how their living arrangements have changed over time, the extent of diversity among those living alone, and how family pathways into living alone in mid-life are related to psychological well-being. The middle-aged (35-64), many of whom were born in the post-war baby-booms of the late 1940s and early 1960s, represent a growing segment of the population. It is therefore important to understand their characteristics and resources both in their own right and to inform the design of future policy when they enter old age. Those currently in mid-life have married less, divorced more, had children later or not at all, compared to previous cohorts. These shifts in family life have several consequences for mid-life living arrangements, which will be described in the first part of the talk using data from the General Household Survey (GHS, 1984-2007). The rise in living alone in mid-life over the past three decades is one of the major changes. Given this, the second part of the talk then focuses on the different life course trajectories into living alone in mid-life. Data from the first wave of Understanding Society (UKHLS) are used to describe the partnership histories, kin availability and socio-economic characteristics of those currently living alone in mid-life. Since living alone is known to be associated with poor health, the third and final part of the talk focuses on how partnership history and parenthood status of those living alone are related to psychological health.
Demey, Dieter
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Berrington, Ann
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Evandrou, Maria
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Falkingham, Jane
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Demey, Dieter
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Berrington, Ann
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Demey, Dieter, Berrington, Ann, Evandrou, Maria and Falkingham, Jane
(2012)
Changing living arrangements in mid-life and their implications for policy.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) Seminar Series, Titchfield, United Kingdom.
10 Dec 2012.
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This presentation focuses on the middle-aged population in the United Kingdom, discussing how their living arrangements have changed over time, the extent of diversity among those living alone, and how family pathways into living alone in mid-life are related to psychological well-being. The middle-aged (35-64), many of whom were born in the post-war baby-booms of the late 1940s and early 1960s, represent a growing segment of the population. It is therefore important to understand their characteristics and resources both in their own right and to inform the design of future policy when they enter old age. Those currently in mid-life have married less, divorced more, had children later or not at all, compared to previous cohorts. These shifts in family life have several consequences for mid-life living arrangements, which will be described in the first part of the talk using data from the General Household Survey (GHS, 1984-2007). The rise in living alone in mid-life over the past three decades is one of the major changes. Given this, the second part of the talk then focuses on the different life course trajectories into living alone in mid-life. Data from the first wave of Understanding Society (UKHLS) are used to describe the partnership histories, kin availability and socio-economic characteristics of those currently living alone in mid-life. Since living alone is known to be associated with poor health, the third and final part of the talk focuses on how partnership history and parenthood status of those living alone are related to psychological health.
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Office for National Statistics (ONS) Seminar Series, Titchfield, United Kingdom, 2012-12-10 - 2012-12-10
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