Article
Growing numbers of elderly women will live alone: how should we respond?
May 2018
Why is the number of elderly women who live alone continually increasing? The Social Observatory of ”la Caixa” studies the causes of this phenomenon, which has important implications in the design of welfare policies.
Article
Ageing in place: where is best? Village or city?
May 2018
The house we live in is closely related with our quality of life and health, especially during old age. In turn, the quality of our home will depend on the municipality in which it is located. At this intersection, we tackle the question of whether it is better to grow old in a village or a city.
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Contribution of elderly people to the care of family members
May 2018
How do elderly people contribute to intergenerational care? In 2016, some 35% of elderly people in our country regularly took charge of caring for their grandchildren.
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Elderly people (65-74 years) and new technologies
May 2018
Over the course of the last decade, the number of elderly people who make use of new technologies has not ceased to grow. By 2017, some 28% were sending messages via electronic means.
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Participation in volunteer activities and active citizenship
May 2018
To what point do elderly people participate in political activities? Some 6.5% of men and 4.3% of women aged between 65 and 74 years in our country participate actively in politics.
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Relations with family, relatives and friends
May 2018
With what frequency do elderly people meet with their families? In our country, the minimum weekly frequency amply exceeds the European average for both sexes.
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Active Ageing Index
May 2018
This indicator measures the level of independence in elderly people; this is based on variables such as occupation, social participation, independent living and the capacity for healthy ageing.
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Dependence for personal care
May 2018
How many people aged over 65 years have difficulties in performing some of the basic activities of everyday life? In our country, 33% of people aged over 65 years have problems washing themselves independently.
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Economic dependency of the elderly population with respect to the younger generations
May 2018
By 2030, for every 100 people of working age there will be 40 who are economically dependent or at an inactive age. Will this proportion increase with time?
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The economic position of elderly people
May 2018
Are there differences between the percentage of men and women aged over 60 years that are at risk of poverty? In Spain gender differences in the poverty risk rate among people aged over 60 years have practically disappeared.
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Public investment in elderly people
May 2018
What percentage of public spending is allocated to elderly people? The tendency in European countries has been to increase the weight of the resources allocated to this group.
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In what type of households do elderly people live?
May 2018
What are the most common living arrangements for elderly people? In Spain, the percentage of those living alone or with their partner is lower in comparison with our peer countries.
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Is living more years synonymous with greater quality of life?
May 2018
From the age of 65 years onwards, men live healthily for a longer time than women do. What is happening in our peer countries?
Dossier
Ageing and care. How will we live and care for ourselves when we get old?
May 2018
The fifth Dossier of the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa” defines the challenges raised by the growing increase in the elderly population in welfare states. This issue evaluates elderly people’s contribution to society and reflects on the evolution of quality of life for this collective.
Article
How does social vulnerability affect childhood health?
April 2018
What factors affect children’s health? At the Social Observatory of "la Caixa" we analyse how different vulnerabilities affect the physical and mental health of little ones.
Interview
“Regulating the work of undocumented immigrants in the care sector is a priority”
April 2018
Giovanni Lamura, senior researcher at Italy’s National Institute on Health and Science of Ageing (INRCA), shares with the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa” an analysis on the current situation of dependency care systems and the challenges they will have to face in the future.
Interview
«If we are capable of living healthily, living more years does not mean more dependency»
March 2018
María Blasco, director of Spain's National Centre for Oncological Research, shares with the Social Observatory of "la Caixa" her view on how to extend healthy life years and the possible consequences in society.
Interview
“You must not measure everybody using the same set of criteria”
March 2018
Paul Wouters, director of the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at the University of Leiden, talks with the Social Observatory of “la Caixa” about new tendencies in research evaluation.
Article
Environment and employment: is there a prize for clean play?
February 2018
The Social Observatory of “la Caixa” wonders whether it is possible to combine concern for the environment with economic growth. This study, one of the first in its field, shows a positive link between eco-innovation and the creation of employment, even in periods of recession.
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New forms of cultural participation
January 2018
Income level influences habits in cultural participation online. What happens in our peer countries?
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Amateur artistic practices
January 2018
Playing an instrument, singing, photography... In 2015, some 14.2% of citizens undertook some amateur artistic activity at least once per week.
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Public investment in culture
January 2018
How much do countries invest in culture? In the last decade, the governmental authorities in Spain have reduced the funding of cultural services.
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Employment in the cultural sector
January 2018
How many people work in the cultural sector? In 2015, the cultural sector employed 2.5% of the population of Spain. This figure is lower than the European average.
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Economic activity generated in the cultural sector
January 2018
What is the impact of cultural activity on the economy? In 2014, services companies in Spain working in the cultural activity sector represented 3.73% of the total economy.
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Percentage of the population that took at least one training course related with culture in the last year
January 2018
How many people participate in complementary training courses linked to culture? In 2015, 5.9% of the Spanish population underwent some training of this type.
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Participation in studies related with culture by gender
January 2018
In all the countries, courses related with culture involved more women than men in 2015. In Spain, 57.8% of students with culture-related qualifications were women.
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The challenge of climate change
January 2018
How has the Earth’s average temperature evolved since 1880? The years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 were the hottest on record.
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Limitations to the training of human capital and possibilities of economic growth and social wellbeing
January 2018
What is the rate for early leaving of education and training by sex? The Europe 2020 Strategy has a target of 15%.
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Unemployment as a key factor in situations of poverty and social exclusion
January 2018
Major differences exist in unemployment rates depending on age and nationality. Almost half of Spaniards aged below 25 years were unemployed in 2016.
Article
The impact of culture and leisure on the happiness of Spanish people
January 2018
Happiness depends on many factors, prominently including participation in cultural and leisure activities. This article from the Social Observatory of "la Caixa" reflects on this theory in relation to the individual and social dimensions of culture.
Dossier
Cultural participation and wellbeing. What do the data tell us?
January 2018
Culture plays an important role in constructing and consolidating the bases for social cohesion and inclusion and for individual and collective wellbeing. The fourth issue of the Dossier from the Social Observatory of "la Caixa" analyses the factors that determine the cultural participation of citizens and reflects on how to guarantee equal conditions for such participation.
Article
Cultural consumption: a question of taste or of price?
January 2018
This article from the Social Observatory of "la Caixa" analyses the role played by education and income in people’s participation in cultural activities of different types.
Review
Perspectives on cultural participation in Europe
January 2018
This book, reviewed for the Social Observatory of "la Caixa", aims to measure participation in cultural activities on a European level, as well as promote them to contribute to social inclusion and active citizenship.
Interview
“One of the functions of art is to open up debates in society”
January 2018
In this interview with the Social Observatory of "la Caixa" Jen Snowball shares her reflections on the value created by the art and culture sector and the concept of “culturally sustainable development”.
Best practices
CaixaEscena
January 2018
A performing arts-based programme that integrates social, educational and cultural action.
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To what extent is it considered important to have new ideas and be creative?
January 2018
To what point is it considered important to have new ideas and to be creative? In 2014, some 62% of Spanish citizens considered it was important to have new ideas and be creative.
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To what extent is it considered important to understand people who are different?
January 2018
The importance given by citizens to the capacity for understanding people who are different varies in the different European countries. In 2014, some 74.5% of the Spanish population considered it was important to understand people who are different.
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What importance does culture have when planning holidays?
January 2018
Culture was one of the main reasons for 29% of the Spanish population when it came to planning holiday travel in 2015. Three points above the European average.
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Opinion regarding the presence of immigrants in the country’s cultural life
January 2018
How does the presence of immigrants influence the country’s cultural life? In 2014, some 49% of Spanish people considered that the presence of immigrants enriched the country’s cultural life.
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Difficulty in accessing cultural services
January 2018
Reasons such as timings and distance may complicate the access of citizens to cultural spaces. In 2012, some 32% of the population of Spain considered it was difficult to access cultural services, 4 points higher than the European average.
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