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The social life and attitudes of 80 year olds in Iceland and Sweden - A comparison of two city populations

Samuelsson, Gillis LU ; Svensson, Torbjörn LU and Jónsson, J E (2005) In Hallym International Journal of Aging 7(1). p.1-14
Abstract
The 80+ Studies are collecting longitudinal data regarding medical, psychological, and sociological aspects of 80-year-old people in Lund, Sweden and Reykjavik, Iceland. Methods and Samples: The research design and instruments were identical at the two cites. The number of participants was 139 and 151 respectively. Results: The Icelandic sample had a lower level of educational attainment, a higher ratio with working class back-ground, a higher retirement age, a higher level of single living participants, and more often received home health care. They also had fewer close friends, provided a lower level of support to their children, and, to a lower extent, thought their income met their needs. The Swedish participants reported a higher... (More)
The 80+ Studies are collecting longitudinal data regarding medical, psychological, and sociological aspects of 80-year-old people in Lund, Sweden and Reykjavik, Iceland. Methods and Samples: The research design and instruments were identical at the two cites. The number of participants was 139 and 151 respectively. Results: The Icelandic sample had a lower level of educational attainment, a higher ratio with working class back-ground, a higher retirement age, a higher level of single living participants, and more often received home health care. They also had fewer close friends, provided a lower level of support to their children, and, to a lower extent, thought their income met their needs. The Swedish participants reported a higher divorce rate, a lower number of children, siblings, and grandchildren, a higher level of satisfaction with family contacts, and a higher level of loneliness. Summary: Many significant differences concerning demographic and social network variables were found between the two samples. Possible macro-social and cultural explanations of the differences are discussed. (Less)
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cross-national, social life, social network, old old, support
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Hallym International Journal of Aging
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7
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1 - 14
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Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
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1535-6523
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English
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Division of Occupational Therapy (Closed 2012) (013025000)
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  author       = {{Samuelsson, Gillis and Svensson, Torbjörn and Jónsson, J E}},
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  publisher    = {{Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.}},
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  title        = {{The social life and attitudes of 80 year olds in Iceland and Sweden - A comparison of two city populations}},
  volume       = {{7}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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