Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)

摘要: The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) is a unique multidisciplinary cross-national panel database ex ante harmonized microdata on health, socioeconomic status, social family networks covering most the European Union Israel. To date, SHARE has collected five waves data 2-year intervals since 2004, including current living circumstances retrospective life histories. A sixth wave currently (2015) field. Four additional are planned until 2024. More than 230,000 interviews conducted so far give broad picture after age 50, measuring physical mental both objectively subjectively; economic noneconomic activities, income, wealth by sources; intergenerational transfers time money within outside family; as well satisfaction well-being. available to scientific community free charge at www.share-project.org registration. with US Health Study (HRS) English Longitudinal (ELSA) become role model for several aging surveys worldwide. SHARE’s power based its design that grasps dynamic character process, approach delivers full individual societal aging, cross-nationally permits international comparisons economic, outcomes USA. Due their harmonization, sisters encompass worldwide “historical laboratory” assess effects different policies well-being 50. date (May 2015), more 1,200 SHARE-based publications chances challenges exploiting links between conditions over course observable SHARE. Among key findings North–South gradient many dimensions previously documented. In addition well-known income gradient, health wellbeing differences North South contradict mortality folklore about healthy Mediterranean lifestyle. sparked an entire new area research revealing strong correlation early retirement loss cognitive abilities, contacts, well-