Aim of the paper is to analyse the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on multidimensional italian well-being of the population aged 50 or over by measuring the individual well-being changes before and after pandemic. To capture the multidimensional nature, we consider different dimensions: economic, health, social connections and work. Therefore, an individual well-being change index is constructed to measure non-directional, downward and upward movements. We use micro-data from waves 8 and 9 of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Findings suggest that employed and richer individuals suffer greater well-being losses highlighting the key role of health on well-being
Analyzing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on elderly population well-being / Polinesi, Gloria; Ciommi, Mariateresa; Gigliarano, Chiara. - ELETTRONICO. - (2022), pp. 623-628. (Intervento presentato al convegno SIS 2022 - The 51st Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society tenutosi a Caserta (IT) nel 22-24 June, 2022).
Analyzing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on elderly population well-being
Gloria Polinesi;Mariateresa Ciommi;Chiara Gigliarano
2022-01-01
Abstract
Aim of the paper is to analyse the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on multidimensional italian well-being of the population aged 50 or over by measuring the individual well-being changes before and after pandemic. To capture the multidimensional nature, we consider different dimensions: economic, health, social connections and work. Therefore, an individual well-being change index is constructed to measure non-directional, downward and upward movements. We use micro-data from waves 8 and 9 of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Findings suggest that employed and richer individuals suffer greater well-being losses highlighting the key role of health on well-beingI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
