Class, caring and disability: evidence from the British Retirement Survey

K Glaser; E Grundy

doi:10.1017/S0144686X02008723

Class, caring and disability: evidence from the British Retirement Survey

K Glaser, E Grundy

Institute of Gerontology

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There has been an increasing interest in the caring responsibilities of middle generation individuals as numerous studies have noted the continuing family obligations of people in later life. Employing data from the United Kingdom Office of National Statistics Retirement Survey of 1988/89, we examined social class differentials in the provision of care by 55-69 year olds. Our results show few social class differences in the provision of co-resident care to a parent (among those aged 55-69 in 1988/89 with at least one living parent), but significant social class differences in the provision of care to a spouse. Working class individuals were more likely to be caring for a spouse than their middle class counterparts because of the higher prevalence of disability among this' group.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	325 - 342
Number of pages	18
Journal	Ageing and Society
Volume	22
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X02008723
Publication status	Published - 2002

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