[Active life expectancy in Germany and in the United States. A cohort analysis based on the "German Socio-Economic Panel" (GSOEP) and the "Panel Study of Income Dynamics" (PSID)]

T Klein; R Unger

doi:10.1007/s00391-002-0127-0

[Active life expectancy in Germany and in the United States. A cohort analysis based on the "German Socio-Economic Panel" (GSOEP) and the "Panel Study of Income Dynamics" (PSID)]

Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2002 Dec;35(6):528-39. doi: 10.1007/s00391-002-0127-0.

[Article in German]

Authors

T Klein¹, R Unger

Affiliation

¹ Institut für Soziologie, Universität Heidelberg, Sandgasse 9, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.

PMID: 12491000
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-002-0127-0

Abstract

Using the method of multistate life-tables, the article presents results on active life expectancy on the basis of the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). The transitions into and out of active life are based on event-history analysis and are calculated for different cohorts. Compared to cross-sectional analysis, the longitudinal analysis carried out here describes active life expectancy with reference to single birth cohorts. Results show that in Germany there has been substantial improvement in active life expectancy while in the USA there has been some deterioration.

Publication types

Comparative Study
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Activities of Daily Living*
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cohort Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Germany
Health Status
Humans
Income
Life Expectancy / trends*
Life Tables
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Theoretical
Mortality / trends
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States