Income security in Nordic welfare states for men and women who died when aged 55–69 years old

TY - JOUR

T1 - Income security in Nordic welfare states for men and women who died when aged 55–69 years old

AU - Elstad, Jon Ivar

AU - Hermansen, Åsmund

AU - Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik

AU - Martikainen, Pekka

AU - Östergren, Olof

AU - Tarkiainen, Lasse

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - Income security when health impairment or other social risks occur is a major objective of welfare states. This comparative study uses register data from four Nordic welfare states for examining equivalized disposable income during the last 12 years alive among men and women who died when aged 55–69 years old. The analysed outcome indicates the aggregate result of a varied set of income maintenance mechanisms. Median income increased in the Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish samples, but decreased somewhat in Denmark, probably due to relatively frequent transitions to retirement and larger income drops after retirement than in the other Nordic countries. Analyses of comparison samples weighted by propensity scores indicated a better income development among those who lived beyond the observation period than among those who died. The higher educated had a more favourable income development during the years prior to death than those with low education.

AB - Income security when health impairment or other social risks occur is a major objective of welfare states. This comparative study uses register data from four Nordic welfare states for examining equivalized disposable income during the last 12 years alive among men and women who died when aged 55–69 years old. The analysed outcome indicates the aggregate result of a varied set of income maintenance mechanisms. Median income increased in the Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish samples, but decreased somewhat in Denmark, probably due to relatively frequent transitions to retirement and larger income drops after retirement than in the other Nordic countries. Analyses of comparison samples weighted by propensity scores indicated a better income development among those who lived beyond the observation period than among those who died. The higher educated had a more favourable income development during the years prior to death than those with low education.

KW - Income protection

KW - life course

KW - premature death

KW - work income

U2 - 10.1080/21699763.2019.1593877

DO - 10.1080/21699763.2019.1593877

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85063106334

SN - 2169-9763

VL - 35

SP - 157

EP - 176

JO - Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy

JF - Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy

IS - 2

ER -