Living longer, working longer: analysing time trends in working life expectancy in Germany from a health perspective between 2002 and 2018.

IF 3.7 2区社会学 Q1 GERONTOLOGY

European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.1007/s10433-022-00707-0

Chiara Heller, Stefanie Sperlich, Fabian Tetzlaff, Siegfried Geyer, Jelena Epping, Johannes Beller, Juliane Tetzlaff

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Abstract

Population ageing poses growing challenges to social security systems, in particular to public pension funds. The study analyses how Working Life Expectancy (WLE) and Healthy Working Life Expectancy (HWLE) in terms of three health indicators developed in Germany. Based on the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) from 2002 to 2018 (n = 211,141), time trends in labour force rates, mental and physical Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), self-rated health (SRH) and the respective combinations (health indicator*labour force) were analysed for all respondents aged 18-74. WLE and HWLE were calculated using the Sullivan method. WLE and HWLE in men and women at age 18 and 50 clearly increased over time. These increases in HWLE were found in terms of all three health indicators. This development was mainly driven by the clear increase of the labour force rates, since the shares of individuals with good and satisfactory SRH or average and good HRQoL remained largely stable over time. The results show that from a health perspective there have been potentials for increases in WLE during the past two decades and that increasingly more healthy life years are spent economically active. However, life years in the labour force but in poor health have increased, too. The absence of clear improvements in health emphasises the importance of current and future preventive measures to maintain health, especially among the middle-aged and older labour force.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10433-022-00707-0.

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寿命越长，工作时间越长:从健康角度分析2002年至2018年德国工作预期寿命的时间趋势。

人口老龄化对社会保障体系，特别是公共养老基金构成越来越大的挑战。该研究分析了德国如何根据三个健康指标制定工作预期寿命和健康工作预期寿命。基于2002年至2018年(n = 211,141)的德国社会经济小组(GSOEP)，分析了18-74岁所有受访者的劳动力率、精神和身体健康相关生活质量(HRQoL)、自我评估健康(SRH)及其各自组合(健康指标*劳动力)的时间趋势。采用Sullivan方法计算WLE和HWLE。18岁和50岁男性和女性的WLE和HWLE随着时间的推移明显增加。从所有三项健康指标来看，人均幸福指数都有所增加。这一发展主要是由于劳动力比率明显增加，因为具有良好和令人满意的性健康健康或平均和良好的健康生活的个人份额在一段时间内基本保持稳定。结果表明，从健康的角度来看，在过去二十年中，WLE有可能增加，并且越来越多的健康生命年用于经济活动。然而，健康状况不佳的劳动力寿命也有所增加。由于健康状况没有明显改善，因此必须采取当前和今后的预防措施，以保持健康，特别是中老年劳动力的健康。补充信息:在线版本提供补充资料，网址为10.1007/s10433-022-00707-0。

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European Journal of Ageing GERONTOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： The European Journal of Ageing: Social, Behavioural and Health Perspectives is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the understanding of ageing in European societies and the world over. EJA publishes original articles on the social, behavioral and population health aspects of ageing and encourages an integrated approach between these aspects. Emphasis is put on publishing empirical research (including meta-analyses), but conceptual papers (including narrative reviews) and methodological contributions will also be considered. EJA welcomes expert opinions on critical issues in ageing. By stimulating communication between researchers and those using research findings, it aims to contribute to the formulation of better policies and the development of better practice in serving older adults. To further specify, with the term ''social'' is meant the full scope of social science of ageing related research from the micro to the macro level of analysis. With the term ''behavioural'' the full scope of psychological ageing research including life span approaches based on a range of age groups from young to old is envisaged. The term ''population health-related'' denotes social-epidemiological and public health oriented research including research on functional health in the widest possible sense.