Demographic and socioeconomic inequalities for self-rated health and happiness in elderly: The situation for Turkey regarding World Values Survey between 1990 and 2013. Issue 2 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ergin, Isil; Mandiracioglu, Aliye
• Is Part Of: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. Volume 61:Issue 2(2015:Sep./Oct.)
• Page Start: 224
• Page End: 230
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Aging -- Periodicals; Geriatrics -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 305.26
• DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2015.06.011
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-4943

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0015"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">World Values Survey data pooling 5 surveys in 23 years was used.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Data of Turkish elderly for self-rated health and happiness were evaluated.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Unhealthiness peaked for women, the poor, widows and at crisis times.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Poor and singles were at risk for unhappiness, happiness improved after crisis.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Income, crisis and absence of the partner, are the main overlapping drivers.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>