@article{ref1,
title="Marital status, living arrangements, and mortality in middle and older age in Europe",
journal="International journal of public health",
year="2020",
author="Zueras, Pilar and Rutigliano, Roberta and Trias-Llimós, Sergi",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: We study the role of marital status and living arrangements in mortality among a 50+ population living in Europe by gender and welfare states. <br><br>METHODS: Using data from waves 4, 5, and 6 of the Survey of Health Age and Retirement in Europe (n = 54,171), we implemented Cox proportional hazard models by gender and age groups (50-64 and 65-84). We estimated pooled models and separated models for two regions representing different welfare states (South-East and North-West). <br><br>RESULTS: Among people aged 50-64, nonpartnered individuals (except never-married women) showed a higher mortality risk as compared with those partnered. Among the older population (65-84), divorce was associated with higher mortality among men, but not among women, and living with someone other than a partner was associated with higher mortality risk as compared to those partnered. In the South-East region living with a partner at ages 50-64 was associated with lower mortality. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Partnership and residential status are complementary for understanding the role of family dimensions in mortality. The presence of a partner is mortality protective, especially among 50-64-year-old men in South-East Europe.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-8556",
doi="10.1007/s00038-020-01371-w",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01371-w"
}