Relationship between vulnerability and life satisfaction in older population in Russia

Victoria V. Fokina ()
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Victoria V. Fokina: Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

Population and Economics, 2021, vol. 5, issue 4, 66-92

Abstract: The article examines the relationship between various components of vulnerability and life satisfaction among older people in Russia. Empirically, the study bases on data from the first wave of the WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) for 2007–2010. The analysis showed that physical vulnerability, or frailty, is associated with a significantly lower level of life satisfaction of the older population. At the same time, there are differences in this relationship between age groups, and an increase in the physical vulnerability of individuals aged 75–89 years old reduces their subjective well-being to a greater extent in comparison with the group of individuals aged 60–74 years old. The financial situation of individuals also plays a significant role: lack of income to cover daily needs negatively affects subjective well-being. Socializing with friends is another predictor of life satisfaction in older age.

Keywords: Frailty; Index; Russia; population; ageing; older; age; life; satisfaction; vulnerability; WHO; SAGE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D60 I31 J14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.3897/popecon.5.e73669

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