Work–family lifecourses and later-life health in the United Kingdom

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Tosi, Marco Grundy, Emily
Copyright Year	2019
Description	Socio-economic inequalities in physical and mental health persist at older ages and previous studies have shown that partnership and parenthood histories are also associated with differentials in later-life health. These domains of adult life interact, and both may be influenced by earlier life circumstances, indicating a need for a holistic approach to understanding lifecourse influences on health at older ages. In this paper, we identify classes of lifecourse types for a United Kingdom (UK) cohort born 1933–1945 and investigate differences between the latent classes identified in physical and mental health, and changes in health over a five-year follow-up period. Data were drawn from Waves 1–5 (2009–2013) of the nationally representative UK Household Longitudinal Study. Multi-level models were used to analyse associations with summary indicators of physical and mental health measured using the SF-12, and changes in health, controlling for childhood circumstances and taking account of support from family and friends in later life. Lifecourses characterised by lower socio-economic position, early parenthood and large family size were associated with worse physical and mental health in later life, with respondents who had combined a high socio-economic position and two children being the most advantaged. The study indicates that socio-economic disparities in later-life health vary depending on the way in which individuals combine work and family life.
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Ending Page	1397
Page Count	27
Starting Page	1371
ISSN	0144686X
e-ISSN	14691779
DOI	10.1017/s0144686x19001752
Journal	Ageing and Society
Issue Number	6
Volume Number	41
Language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publisher Date	2021-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Ageing and Society Biomedical Social Sciences Lifecourse Perspective Older People United Kingdom (uk)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Arts and Humanities Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Health (social science) Social Psychology Geriatrics and Gerontology