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Volume 41: Issue 4
Transformations and Perspectives of the Living Conditions of Czech and Slovak Seniors with an Emphasis on Single-Person Households
Authors:
Naďa Hazuchová Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic

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Jana Stávková Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic

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L'udmila Nagyová Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic

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Zuzana Poláková Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic

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Soňa Vávrová University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

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449–465
Online Publication Date:
Dec 2019
Publication Date:
01 Dec 2019
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/204.2019.011
Keywords:
senior; single-person household; living conditions; social exclusion; poverty; I30; I32; Z13
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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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