Book Chapter

What is the relationship between health and social exclusion in older age?

By Amanda Sacker, Andy Ross, Catherine MacLeod, Gopal Netuveli and Gill Windle

Edited by Michaela Benzeval, Magda Borkowska, Charlotte Hamilton, Susan Harkness, Rebecca Parsons, Raj Patel and Alina Pelikh

Publication details

Publication date
Series or book
Insights 2018-19: Findings from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Pages
pp. 24–25
Publisher
University of Essex: Institute for Social and Economic Research
View on understandingsociety.ac.uk

Summary

Key points: Being in poor health as an older person predicted later social exclusion. For those in poor health, access to a
car, owning a mobile phone and using the internet was linked to being less socially excluded. Being socially excluded predicted later
declines in health.

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