A New Perspective on Patterns of Aging in Europe by Education and Gender

Sanderson, Warren C.; Scherbov, Sergei

doi:10.1007/s12062-015-9125-z

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“…Although the explanation of this finding warrants further investigation, one possible influence is the presence of larger cohorts of parents with upper secondary/tertiary education in both Northern and Central Europe compared with Southern Europe. Further research is clearly needed as it is possible that the regional patterns we observe may increasingly converge as education levels increase across all European countries (Sanderson and Scherbov, 2016).…”

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Does having highly educated adult children reduce mortality risks for parents with low educational attainment in Europe?

2019

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It is known that the education of significant others may affect an individual's mortality. This paper extends an emerging body of research by investigating the effect of having highly educated adult children on the longevity of older parents in Europe, especially parents with low educational attainment. Using a sample of 15,015 individuals (6,620 fathers and 8,395 mothers) aged 50 and above, with 1,847 recorded deaths, over a mean follow-up period of 10.9 years from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), we examine whether the well-established socio-economic gradient in mortality among parents is modified when their adult children have higher educational attainment than their parents. We find that having highly educated adult children is associated with reduced mortality risks for fathers and mothers with low educational attainment, compared to their counterparts whose adult children have only compulsory education. The association is stronger in early older age (ages 50–74) than in later older age (ages 75 and over). Part of the association appears to be explained by health behaviours (physical (in)activity) and health status (self-rated health). Our findings suggest that the socio-economic–mortality gradient among older parents might be better captured using an intergenerational approach that recognises the advantage of having highly educated adult children, especially for fathers and mothers with only compulsory education.

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“…We examine these trends using prospective ages here and in the following two examples, where we study patterns of aging across educational subgroups for EU countries (Sanderson and Scherbov 2016). In Example 3, we present the prospective age of 50-year-olds by sex and educational attainment.…”

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“…In this analysis, chronological age, a, is held constant at age 50, and s refers to the sex-specific life table for Italians with at least some tertiary education. In Source: Sanderson and Scherbov (2016), Table 2.…”

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A unifying framework for the study of population aging

Sanderson¹,

Scherbov²

2017

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Aging is a complex, multifaceted phenomenon. In this paper, we provide an integrative approach that allows for the study of numerous dimensions of aging within a unified framework. The framework is based on the translation of quantitative measures of people's characteristics into a new form of age measure, called "alpha-age." Two individuals who have the same alpha-age have the same level of the characteristic under consideration. Alpha-ages are easy to understand and analyze because they are measured in years, just like chronological age. Indeed, chronological age is just an alpha-age for which the characteristic is the number of years the person has lived. An advantage of using the alpha-age measure is that it allows for the translation of different characteristics into years of age. Expressing multiple characteristics that are otherwise difficult to compare using a common metric makes it possible to conduct comparative analyses that previously were not feasible. We demonstrate the integrative power of alpha-ages through a set of examples in which we present alpha-ages based on remaining life expectancy, fiveyear survival rates (a rough objective indicator of health), self-reported health, and hand grip strength. We also show how alpha-ages can be used to compute old-age thresholds that vary over time and place, and how alpha-ages can be used to compute intergenerationally equitable normal pension ages. By allowing for the consistent quantitative measurement of multiple aspects of aging, the integrative approach presented here provides us with new insights into the process of population aging.

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“…[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]21 Instead, many first contacted their family physician and this prolonged the prehospital time. [14][15][16][17][18]22 Possible subjective explanations for this finding might be (1) patients did not feel ill enough to call EMS, (2) patients looked for some type of advice/support before calling EMS, and (3) patients trusted the family physician's initial examination and believed he or she was responsible to notify EMS further if necessary. In our study, FMC with a GP was associated with the longest prehospital delay.…”

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Analysis of prehospital care of patients with acute myocardial infarction in Bulgaria

Milanova

Naydenov

Runev

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Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Introduction: Acute myocardial infarction is one of the most devastating cardiovascular diseases and about 50% of all deaths due to it occur prior to hospitalization. Our study aimed to evaluate the prehospital delay in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Methods: We enrolled 682 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction from May 2008 to December 2014, with a mean age of 66.6 ± 12.9 years. Detailed information was collected about the symptoms, first medical contact, concomitant clinical conditions, and the socioeconomic data. We analyzed the following prehospital times: (1) onset of symptoms to emergency call, (2) onset of symptoms to first medical contact, (3) first medical contact to hospital admission, and (4) onset of symptoms to hospital admission. Results: The first medical contact was with the National Emergency Medical Service in 266 (39.0%) patients, another emergency unit 106 (15.6%), cardiologist 41 (6%), general practitioner 36 (5.3%), and others 233 (34.1%). The median time from the onset of symptoms till emergency call was 190 min, from the first contact with a team of the National Emergency Medical Service till hospital admission 60 min, and from the onset of symptoms till hospital admission 4.8 h. Conclusion: The total prehospital delay in our study was unacceptably prolonged, with patient's decision time as the major contributor. The delay could be substantially shortened by (1) increased awareness of the general population, particularly of individuals at high cardiovascular risk and (2) continuous medical education and regular practical training of the primary care providers about coping with medical emergencies.

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A New Perspective on Patterns of Aging in Europe by Education and Gender

Cited by 10 publications

References 18 publications

Does having highly educated adult children reduce mortality risks for parents with low educational attainment in Europe?

Does having highly educated adult children reduce mortality risks for parents with low educational attainment in Europe?

A unifying framework for the study of population aging

Analysis of prehospital care of patients with acute myocardial infarction in Bulgaria

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