Formal and informal social participation of the young-old in the Netherlands in 1992 and 2002

Ageing and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 445-465

  Van Groenou, Marjolein Broese ^a   Deeg, Dorly J H ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohort differences; Formal and informal social participation; Young old

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIVORCE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ELDERLY POPULATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; LOGISTICS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL STATUS; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; YOUNG POPULATION;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77952421908     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X09990638     Document Type: Review

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