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Comparison of Levels of Social Participation of Retired with Non-Retired Persons by Selected Role Categories (open access)

Comparison of Levels of Social Participation of Retired with Non-Retired Persons by Selected Role Categories

The relationship between work status (working and retired) and the degree of formal and informal social participation among elderly respondents sixty to sixty-nine years of age was studied and analyzed. A national probability sample of 735 elderly Americans provided the major data source. Elaboration model was used to further understand and explain the relationship between work status and the degree of formal and informal social participation. Ten control variables were introduced: work status of spouse, marital status, occupational status, family income, satisfaction with health, size of kinship network, race, gender, and size of community of residence. Indices of formal and informal social participation were constructed.
Date: May 1981
Creator: Khullar, Gurdeep S.
System: The UNT Digital Library