Title: Health Among the Elderly in Germany
Description: Whether increasing life expectancy leads to better health remains still controversial. Three topics are explored: (1) vanguard groups which inform about possible levels of health if the general social and environmental conditions were to approach those of the vanguard group; (2) the social and behavioral determinants of health differentiated into proximal and distal factors; (3) vulnerable groups such as migrants and the health differences between migrant groups. Newly available population-based data as well as new study designs and advanced statistical modelling form the basis for the empirical analyses.

Subjects: Society & culture: general, Older people, health and hygiene, Older people, germany, Older people, social conditions, Older people, economic conditions, Older people, mental health, Germany, statistics, Older people, long-term care, Older people, care, Older people, Health and hygiene, Social conditions, Economic conditions, Care, Mental health, Aged, Statistics, Health Status Indicators, Alzheimer Disease, Epidemiology, Health Services for the Aged, Long-Term Care, Socioeconomic Factors, Diseases, Caregivers, Home care services