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The Social Networks of Older Workers
Over the next 25 years, the UK’s workforce is projected to significantly age. However, Disney et al (1997) observed that half of men and one third of women of aged over-50 leave work before state pension age in the UK and the literature suggests that, even in relatively buoyant local labour markets, older workers are at a disadvantage due to factors such as qualifications, job search strategies and perceived age discrimination (McQuaid and Lindsay 2002, 2005).
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Social Support Mechanisms of the Elderly: Insights from the British Household Panel Survey
Many European countries are facing a future of an ageing society. This has arisen from a prolonged period of low fertility. To provide support for the elderly reliance is often placed on support from younger relatives and from friends. To understand more about how these support mechanisms work in the 21st Century the British Household Panel Survey which is an annual survey of around 5,500 households was used.
