We investigate (a) how the proportion of European grandparents providing childcare changed over a period 15 years, (b) these proportions differ by gender and education, (c) countries not covered in earlier analyses fit into previously identified regional patterns grandparental Europe. Using data from Waves 1, 2, 8 Survey Health, Ageing Retirement Europe (SHARE), our descriptive analysis provides estimates prevalence intensity 26 as well changes therein time across socio-demographically...

Objective: This study explores the relationship between family background and home-leaving behaviour in Italy, focusing on how parental social class influences timing destinations (education, cohabitation, marriage, or autonomy) of across three cohorts women men born 1939 1998. Background: Italians tend to leave home late, age at which young adults their homes has been rising since 1980s, raising concerns about shifting demographic patterns broader societal impacts. Method: Using...

Abstract Across EU countries, all available evidence suggests that the number of deaths linked to COVID-19 among those living in nursing homes has been extremely high. However, it is largely unknown what extent income and education affect probability being a home resident. If residing stratified by socio-economic status, under current pandemic inequality could contribute enlarge inequalities risk mortality with COVID-19. In this article, we investigate whether there are educational...

Children who experience parental divorce have worse long-term educational attainment than children living in intact families. Less clear is the extent to which heterogeneity penalty depends on parents' socioeconomic background and contextual

Typically, grandmothers are actively involved in the lives of their grandchildren, most frequently as care providers. At same time, these individuals become grandparents while still employed. These two roles-of active grandparent and worker-might conflict, since both demand time energy. This study examines whether birth first grandchild leads to labour market withdrawal for women, there differences between according work history household economic resources. We considered women a measure...

Abstract This study explores whether the association between living in a single-parent household and children’s educational outcomes differs by migration background through comparing natives with first- second-generation migrant pupils from different areas of origin. While there is strong evidence an gap native Western countries—and particularly Italy—the interaction family structure has been under-investigated. We suggest that children have more socioeconomic resources to lose as...

Grandparents are actively involved in grandchildren's lives, but there is little research concerning socio-economic differences the content of relationship.This study explores gradient childcare provided by grandparents, touching on intensity care, activities performed with grandchildren, and motives driving this involvement, grandparents' gender.We explore two dimensions status, education family income, pertaining to different relationship: child development versus parental needs.Using...

Abstract This work investigates the link between grandmothers’ participation in labour market during adult life (between ages 18 and 49) their provision of grandparental childcare later life. Our contribution is twofold. First, we consider Italian case, that despite its reliance on informal care has been under-researched. Second, test two contrasting arguments association grandchild grandmother’s histories. On one hand, lifelong homemakers could be more family-oriented likely to provide...

Objective Despite a growing body of research, the effects retirement on health are not clear. The study explores role played by path out labour market (formal vs. unemployment or family reasons), accounting for individual heterogeneity. Methods: Propensity score matching approach is employed longitudinal data from Survey Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (2004–2015). Results: While does change significantly those who formally retire, it worsens considerably leave other reasons....

Dans les sociétés occidentales, la part de population âgée née à l’étranger connaît une augmentation. Malgré cette tendance, conditions vie des migrants âgés restent un sujet recherche rarement abordé. En se fondant sur données l’enquête santé, le vieillissement et retraite en Europe (SHARE) 2004 2017, notre étude propose analyse comparative entre configurations familiales natifs non-natifs 50 ans plus (personnes vivant seules, avec conjoint, au sein d’une famille enfants ou d’un ménage...

Understanding the relationship between extreme temperatures and health among older adults is of paramount importance for public in ageing societies. This study aims to enhance our understanding impact on morbidity, i.e. risk being hospitalised, using medications heart conditions, experiencing onset cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) Europe (65+ years old) five waves from Survey Health, Ageing Retirement (SHARE, 2004–2015). It also explores heterogeneity this depending an array factors that...

Abstract In ageing societies, the increasing share of older adults places significant care burdens on family members, who experience negative consequences psychological and physical health, social isolation. These adverse effects have to do with time use restrictions because priority required by caregiving. Caregivers often cut labour market involvement, sleeping, activities relationships they previously enjoyed. Despite extensive research, socioeconomic disparities in caregiver experiences...

Abstract In ageing societies, the increasing quota of older and frail individuals creates unprecedented needs for care. As care is often costly not adequately covered by welfare state, responsibilities fall on shoulders family members. The study informal provision acquiring centrality both in social sciences policy discourse, since load can bear negative consequences a range outcomes, from health (e.g., “caregiver burden”) to employment. It important gain better understanding which are most...

This paper seeks to analyse migrant women’s reproductive behaviour in two countries with the lowest fertility rates, namely, Italy and Spain. We assess differences patterns according country of origin by comparing post-migration motherhood Moroccan Romanian women. have used data from “2007 National Immigrant Survey” (INE) ”2011-2012 Survey on Social Integration Condition among Foreign Citizens” (ISTAT) adopt an event-history approach factors that affect birth first child after migration....

Frailty is a complex state of objective and subjective vulnerability. It tends to increase with age, but the process influenced by previous life course, especially disadvantages. The aim this paper examine how disadvantages suffered in adulthood (25 59 years) four domains (unemployment, financial hardship, stress, bad health) affect frailty late (60 79 years). Using linear regression models on data from Survey Health, Ageing, Retirement Europe (2004–2017), we estimate levels for several age...

BACKGROUNDAll available evidence suggests that the number of deaths linked to COVID-19 among those living in nursing homes is extremely high. Yet, it remains unknown what extent there are socio-economic differences home residents, which can lead, turn, social inequality mortality COVID.OBJECTIVEWe investigate whether educational likelihood a across 13 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and...

While the literature has widely shown that provision of childcare by grandparents is often crucial for young mothers’ participation in labour market, this work investigates link between grandmothers’ market during adult life (between ages 18-49) and their grandparental later life. Two contrasting theoretical arguments are plausible respect. On one hand, lifelong homemakers could be more family-oriented likely to provide grandchild care other ever-employed grandmothers have employed...

Couple stability at younger ages is a precondition for family formation and childbearing. While there evidence that the Covid-19 crisis, bringing about major economic recession, has impacted on union in high income countries, micro-level studies dissolution are almost absent. Our explorative research provides descriptive how employment vulnerability (e.g., holding temporary occupations) associated with different chances of (intending to) breaking up before pandemic. The analyses have been...

The literature on how family status and health in later life relate is extensive. Although research has focused the effects of grandparenthood grandparenting, explorations whether ageing without children can lead to mental impairments have achieved mixed results. We bridge empirical traditions investigate relationship between Europe by using data from Survey Health, Ageing Retirement (SHARE) sampling roughly 160,000 men women aged 50–89 17 European countries. Mental evaluated through...

This study examines the relationship between family background and process of leaving parental home in Italy, focusing on social class heterogeneity timing decision to leave for cohabitation, marriage, or independent living among three cohorts women men born 1930 1976. Italians typically late age at which young people their has been increasing since 1980s, raising concerns about shifting demographic transitions broader societal implications. We analyse retrospective data from ISTAT...