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dc.contributor.authorVecchio, Nerina
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Sukhan
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:21:42Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:21:42Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.date.modified2009-12-10T08:44:45Z
dc.identifier.issn14465523
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/27263
dc.description.abstractMounting pressure on government expenditure, from the needs of an ageing population, has led to the introduction of the Home and Community Care (HACC) programme, based upon the self-reliance principle. This programme may, however, disadvantage certain groups, as its success depends, in part on the informal support from family and friends. It is essential, therefore that we examine older Australians individual characteristics to help explain the levels of informal care and support presently available, as represented by the social network. Using a regression analysis of the information collected from 401 non-institutionalised older Gold Coast residents sampled in a household survey conducted in 1999, we test two hypotheses: 1. gender, education and household type explain levels of social network accessed by older people; 2. older males are more vulnerable than older females to the social network effect of living alone. Based on the findings of our study, we have concerns about the accessibility of the informal care and support (from family and friends) available for older men living alone as the level of the social network was the lowest for this group of older Australians.
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherThe University of Queensland
dc.publisher.placeSt Lucia, QLD, Australia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.uq.edu.au/economics/
dc.publisher.urihttp://ideas.repec.org/p/qld/uq2004/312.html
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto23
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSchool of Economics Discussion Papers
dc.relation.ispartofvolume312
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode349999
dc.titleSocio-economic Impact of Social Ties on Community Care for Older Australians
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC2 - Articles (Other)
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
gro.date.issued2002
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorVecchio, Nerina


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