2021
DOI: 10.35808/ersj/2767
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Macro-Level Predictors of Old-Age Threshold Perception: A Comparative Study Using ESS, Ipsos, and Eurobarometer Data

Abstract: Purpose: Perception of age, at which people start being considered as "old" is a complex and multidimensional issue. Such subjective impressions depend on the number of personal factors, such as: age, gender, or socioeconomic status. To some extent, however, they depend also on broader context. The article's main aim is to recognize differences between countries regarding the average perception of the old-age threshold and to evaluate macro-level factors determining these differences.

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“…As noted before, an older population age is related with a later perceived onset of old age (Jurek, 2021), and in Germany, there is an ongoing trend of population aging (German Federal Statistical Office, 2023a). Also, the retirement age, which has been raised in Germany (Brussig et al, 2016; German Federal Statistical Office, 2023b), could be such a factor, as well as the increase in life expectancy (Vaupel et al, 2021) that might have to some extent altered the subjective meaning and the perceived onset of old age.…”
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“…As noted before, an older population age is related with a later perceived onset of old age (Jurek, 2021), and in Germany, there is an ongoing trend of population aging (German Federal Statistical Office, 2023a). Also, the retirement age, which has been raised in Germany (Brussig et al, 2016; German Federal Statistical Office, 2023b), could be such a factor, as well as the increase in life expectancy (Vaupel et al, 2021) that might have to some extent altered the subjective meaning and the perceived onset of old age.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…Also, the retirement age, which has been raised in Germany (Brussig et al, 2016; German Federal Statistical Office, 2023b), could be such a factor, as well as the increase in life expectancy (Vaupel et al, 2021) that might have to some extent altered the subjective meaning and the perceived onset of old age. Indeed, both factors have been found to be linked to the perceived onset of old age and to contribute to some extent to country-level variations thereof (Augustyński & Jurek, 2021; Jurek, 2021). Also, historical changes in these factors are not uniform across countries, thereby contributing to the country differences in historical shifts of the perceived onset of old age (Augustyński & Jurek, 2021).…”
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