Informal Eldercare and Care for Disabled Children in the Nordic Countries: prevalence and relation to employment

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Jakobsson, NiklasKarlstads universitet,Avdelningen för nationalekonomi och statistik (författare)

Informal Eldercare and Care for Disabled Children in the Nordic Countries : prevalence and relation to employment

In an international comparison, the Nordic countries are generous care spenders and a relatively large proportion of the populations receive formal care services. However, in respect of service provision, the Nordic countries are less similar today than they were some decades ago. Using survey data from three Nordic countries, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, we first document the differences in informal care between the countries, and then we assess its impact on the relationship between informal caregiving and formal employment. We find that informal care is most common in Denmark and least common in Sweden. However, those who provide care in Sweden provide care more often than people in both Norway and Denmark. There is a negative correlation between being a caregiver and the probability of being employed in Norway and Denmark, but not in Sweden. With specific regard to parental care, there is no general relation between the provision of parental care and employment, but those providing substantial care are clearly less likely to work than others. Caring for a disabled child is less common than caring for a parent, but the negative effects on employment are even stronger.

Kotsadam, AndreasNorwegian Social Research (författare)
Szebehely, MartaStockholms universitet,Institutionen för socialt arbete - Socialhögskolan(Swepub:su)szebe (författare)
Karlstads universitetAvdelningen för nationalekonomi och statistik (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Nordic Journal of Social ResearchLillehammer : Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS4, s. 1-301892-2783

Av författaren/redakt...: Jakobsson, Nikla ...; Kotsadam, Andrea ...; Szebehely, Marta

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