Regional Differences and Determinants of Social Capital in Polish Elders

• Authors: Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk , Katarzyna Zawisza

Title variants

PL

Regionalne różnice i uwarunkowania kapitału społecznego wśród polskich osób starszych

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

The paper presents the regional differences in an informal social capital in older age and the role of socio-medical determinants such as the role of self-rated health, migration and socio-demographic characteristics of individuals across NUTS1 regions of Poland. Data based on 1299 interviews performed among people aged 65 and older. Analysis confirmed statistically significant differences between regions in relation to social participation, social support, social network, trust and loneliness, but also different determinants of mentioned dimensions of social capital observed in the considered regions.

PL

Przedstawiono różnice w ocenie nieformalnego kapitału społecznego przez osoby starsze. w sześciu regionach Polski według Klasyfikacji Jednostek Terytorialnych (NUTS). Podstawą analizy były badania przeprowadzone wśród 1299 starszych mieszkańców w Polsce. Oceniano poziom zaufania społecznego. sieci społeczne. wsparcie społeczne i poczucie samotności. W odniesieniu do determinantów oceny kapitału społecznego przez osoby starsze wzięto pod uwagę obok cech demograficzno-społecznych. subiektywną ocenę stanu zdrowia i zmiany miejsca zamieszkania. Badania pokazały zróżnicowanie kapitału społecznego w zależności od regionu – najwyższy w regionie południowo-zachodnim. najniższy w regionach: północno-zachodnim i wschodnim. Wśród determinantów obok poziomu wykształcenia i stanu cywilnego, zła subiektywna ocena stanu zdrowia i zmiany środowiska zamieszkania odgrywały istotną rolę w ocenie poszczególnych wymiarów kapitału społecznego.

Keywords

EN

older people; regional differences in informal social capital; socio-medical determinants

PL

osoby starsze; regionalne różnice w nieformalnym kapitale społecznym; socjomedyczne determinanty

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Socjologiczne
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 2(217)
• Pages: 119-141

Contributors

author

Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk

• Uniwersytet Jagielloński - Collegium Medicum, ul. Kopernika 7a, 31-034 Kraków

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Katarzyna Zawisza

• Uniwersytet Jagielloński - Collegium Medicum, ul. Kopernika 7a, 31-034 Kraków

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