Social inequality in working life expectancy in Sweden
Kadefors, R.; Nilsson, K.; Östergren, P.; Rylander, L.; Albin, M. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2018 · Heft 11 · S. 52 bis 61
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IntroductionWorking life participation in the older population is high in Sweden compared to other EU countries; according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) statistics in 2017 for 55–64-year-old women it reached 74.5% and for men 77.7% [1]. Nevertheless, there is political agreement that Swedes need to work more years in order to help sustain the old age pension system. Economic incentives aim at movement of the retirement normFootnote 1, currently 65 years of age, upwards [2]. A governmental bill to be introduced in the Swedish Parliament [3] includes specific suggestions to r…
