- Tytuł:
- Wdowieństwo a sytuacja materialna kobiet w starszym wieku w Polsce
- Autorzy:
- Timoszuk, Sylwia
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1827700.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2017-12-10
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Czytelnia Czasopism PAN
- Tematy:
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Material situation of older women
material deprivation
poverty
survivor’s pension
widowhood
widow
old people
social gerontology - Opis:
- Widowhood of older women in Poland is an important research topic, especially for two reasons. First, widowed women constitute a relatively large subpopulation in the country. Second, the research conducted in other European countries showed that widowhood is related to a higher risk of poverty among women in older age groups. In the paper, I analyze the material situation of older widows in Poland and determine what factors are related to a higher risk of financial problems among them. In particular, I investigate a role of survivor’s pension for women’s material situation. I use data from the first wave of the Generations and Gender Survey, conducted in Poland (GGS-PL). The sample consists of widowed and married women aged 60–79, living in Poland. I apply the logistic regression analyses and use different measures of financial hardship. Regardless of which measure is used, the results showed that in comparison to marriage, widowhood is related to a higher risk of material deprivation among older women. Survivor’s pension does not mitigate this risk completely, but it is related to a significantly lower risk of a severe material deprivation.
- Źródło:
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Studia Demograficzne; 2017, 172, 2; 121-138
0039-3134 - Pojawia się w:
- Studia Demograficzne
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki