Do Changes in Welfare and Health Policy Affect Life Satisfaction of Older Citizens in Europe?

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="9"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Old dependency ratio</td><td class="align_center">Life expectancy at birth</td><td class="align_center">% GDP for social protection</td><td class="align_center">% GDP for long-term care</td><td class="align_center">Aggregate replacement ratio</td><td class="align_center">% very good subjective health</td><td class="align_center">% long standing illness</td><td class="align_center">% unmet needs health care</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="9"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Difference in life satisfaction<br/>16–64 versus 65+</td><td class="align_center">−.114</td><td class="align_center">.608</td><td class="align_center">.463</td><td class="align_center">.689</td><td class="align_center">−.242</td><td class="align_center">.478</td><td class="align_center">.149</td><td class="align_center">−.315</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Significance level</td><td class="align_center">.542</td><td class="align_center">.000</td><td class="align_center">.009</td><td class="align_center">.000</td><td class="align_center">.190</td><td class="align_center">.007</td><td class="align_center">.423</td><td class="align_center">.084</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="9"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Pearson correlations between eight explaining variables and the difference of mean life satisfaction of citizens under 65 years versus over 64 years in 2013.

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Table 5: Do Changes in Welfare and Health Policy Affect Life Satisfaction of Older Citizens in Europe? 