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Transformations and Perspectives of the Living Conditions of Czech and Slovak Seniors with an Emphasis on Single-Person Households

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  • Naďa Hazuchová

    (Department of Marketing and Trade, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Jana Stávková

    (Department of Marketing and Trade, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Ľudmila Nagyová

    (Department of Marketing and Trade, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic)

  • Zuzana Poláková

    (Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic)

  • Soňa Vávrová

    (Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Studies, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic)

Abstract

The paper looks at the life situation of Czech and Slovak seniors between 2005 and 2016. The aim is to analyze data from the national standardized surveys (EU-SILC) and, based on the analyzed data, describe living conditions (an objectively measured standard of living and poverty rate) and subjective life satisfaction with an emphasis on seniors living in single-person households. The results show a large increase in the number of single-person households. The analysis of Czech households’ income situation showed that the per-member monthly income for the whole population was similar to the average per-member income in households of seniors, while the group of the elderly living in single-person households appeared to be the most vulnerable one in terms of income. The differences between the seniors’ incomes and expenditures indicated that about 40% of this data segment’s members lived near the poverty line, while the most endangered segment members were seniors from single-person households.

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  • Naďa Hazuchová & Jana Stávková & Ľudmila Nagyová & Zuzana Poláková & Soňa Vávrová, 2019. "Transformations and Perspectives of the Living Conditions of Czech and Slovak Seniors with an Emphasis on Single-Person Households," Society and Economy, Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary, vol. 41(4), pages 449-465, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:aka:soceco:v:41:y:2019:i:4:p:449-465
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    1. Anna B. Kis & András Gábos, 2015. "Consistent poverty across the EU," ImPRovE Working Papers 15/22, Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, University of Antwerp.
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      Keywords

      senior; single-person household; living conditions; social exclusion; poverty;
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      JEL classification:

      • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
      • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
      • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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