Socio-economic status differences in older people's use of informal and formal help: A comparison of four European countries

Ageing and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 745-766

  Broese van Groenou, Marjolein ^a   Glaser, Karen ^b   Tomassini, Cecilia ^c   Jacobs, Thérèse ^d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^d Belgian Population and Family Study Centre   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Formal help; Informal help; Old age; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; EUSOCIALITY; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33746815581     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X06005241     Document Type: Article

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