eprintid: 13789
rev_number: 7
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datestamp: 2016-09-05 10:04:09
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creators_name: Loichinger, E.
creators_name: Weber, D.
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creators_id: 1931
creators_orcid: 0000-0001-7873-0458
title: Trends in Working Life Expectancy in Europe
ispublished: pub
divisions: prog_pop
keywords: working life expectancy, population aging, labor force participation, education, Europe
abstract: Objective: The aim of the article is to analyze past and present developments of working life expectancy (WLE) at age 50 by age, sex, and education in Europe. WLE is also compared with life expectancy (LE) and healthy life expectancy (HLE). 
Method: WLE is calculated with the Sullivan method. Labor force participation is based on the European Union (EU) Labor Force Survey. 
Results: WLE at age 50 has been increasing since the mid- to late 1990s in most European countries. Increases were more pronounced among women than men. Differences in WLE by education are substantial. The comparison of WLE, LE, and HLE for the year 2009 reveals that the correlation between WLE and LE is smaller than between WLE and HLE. 
Discussion: The analysis of trends in WLE at age 50, particularly when set in relation to remaining LE, provides useful insights about the development of the distribution of economically active and inactive years in Europe’s aging societies.
date: 2016-10
date_type: published
publisher: Sage
id_number: doi:10.1177/0898264316656509
creators_browse_id: 186
creators_browse_id: 325
full_text_status: none
publication: Journal of Aging and Health
volume: 28
number: 7
pagerange: 1194-1213
refereed: TRUE
issn: 0898-2643
coversheets_dirty: FALSE
fp7_project: no
fp7_type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
citation:   Loichinger, E. <https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/view/iiasa/186.html> & Weber, D. <https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/view/iiasa/325.html> ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7873-0458 <https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7873-0458>  (2016).  Trends in Working Life Expectancy in Europe.   Journal of Aging and Health 28 (7) 1194-1213. 10.1177/0898264316656509 <https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264316656509>.