Stanovništvo 50+ u ulozi pružatelja i primatelja neformalne skrbi u Hrvatskoj

Suvremeni demografski trendovi, u prvom redu pad nataliteta (manji broj mladih) te produljenje životnog vijeka, otežavaju funkcioniranje neformalnog sustava pomoći i podrške unutar zajednice. Potrebno je istražiti determinante pružanja i primanja svih oblika neformalne skrbi kako bi se olakšali već danas preopterećeni sustavi socijalne, zdravstvene i mirovinske skrbi. Svrha je rada prikazati sociodemografska obilježja ispitanika relevantna u determiniranju primljene i pružene pomoći izvan kućanstva. Za bazu podataka empirijske analize korišteno je anketno istraživanje provedeno 2012. godine u sklopu znanstveno-istraživačkog projekta »Ekonomika starenja« financiranog od strane Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. Metodologija ankete temelji se na SHARE projektu (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe). Kako bi se utvrdile relevantne odrednice primljene i pružene pomoći, korištena je logistička regresija. Analiza je pokazala da spol i životni aranžman osoba starijih od 50 godina nisu signifikantni prediktori primanja ili pružanja pomoći izvan kućanstva. Ostala obilježja − dob, obrazovanje, tip naselja, imanje djece, zdravstveno stanje i zaposlenost, pokazala su se signifikantnim prediktorskim varijablama u barem jednom modelu istraživanja neformalne skrbi.Contemporary demographic trends, primarily the fertility decline (less young people) and increased life expectancy complicate the functioning of the informal help and support system within the community. In order to ease the today\u27s overburdened social, health and pension care systems, it is necessary to investigate determinants of giving and receiving all forms of informal care. The aim of this paper is to present the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents relevant in determining received or provided help outside the household. The survey conducted in 2012 as a part of the scientific research project "Economics of Aging", funded by the University of Zagreb, is used as a database for this empirical analysis. The questionnaire methodology is based on the SHARE project (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe). Logistic regression was used in order to define relevant determinants of received and provided help and support. The analysis showed that gender and living arrangements of people older than 50 years are not significant predictors of practical assistance outside the household. Other respondents’ characteristics - age, education, type of settlement, having children, health status and employment status have proved to be significant predictor variables in at least one model of research of informal care