Wolf D A
Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, New York 13244-1090, USA.
Gerontologist. 1995 Dec;35(6):724-31. doi: 10.1093/geront/35.6.724.
This study analyzes trends in the percentage of older women living alone in 21 European and North American countries over the period of 1960-1992. The general pattern is one of substantial annual increases in the percentage of elderly women living alone. This trend is shown to result mainly from demographic changes, with little evidence of a role for economic variables. The analysis suggests a reversal of the current trend in coming years, as mothers of postwar baby booms reach old age.
本研究分析了1960年至1992年期间21个欧洲和北美国家老年独居女性比例的变化趋势。总体模式是老年独居女性比例每年大幅上升。研究表明，这一趋势主要是由人口结构变化导致的，几乎没有证据表明经济变量起到了作用。分析表明，随着战后婴儿潮一代的母亲步入老年，未来几年当前趋势将发生逆转。
