EWAS WORKING PAPER SERIES.pdfVIP

EWAS WORKING PAPER SERIES WELLBEING – SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AND ECONOMIC STANDARD OF LIVING AMONG 65-84 YEAR OLDS IN NEW ZEALAND - 2007 Peggy Koopman-Boyden Suzan van der Pas Michael Cameron Working Paper 9 December 2007 Presented to the New Zealand Association of Gerontology Conference, Hamilton 14-16 November 2007 Family Centre Population Studies Centre Social Policy Research Unit The University of Waikato WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND HAMILTON NEW ZEALAND ENHANCING WELLBEING IN AN AGEING SOCIETY (EWAS) A programme of research funded by the Foundation for Research Science and Technology; conducted by the Family Centre Social Policy Research Unit and the Population Studies Centre at the University of Waikato The research reported in this working paper is part of the research programme Enhancing Wellbeing in an Ageing Society (EWAS), funded by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology and carried out in partnership by the Family Centre Social Policy Research Unit (FCSPRU) and the Population Studies Centre (PSC) at the University of Waikato. Working papers can be obtained by pdf form from the EWAS website at .nz The views expressed in this working paper are those of the authors and do not reflect any official position on the part of the FCSPRU or the PSC. © EWAS Family Centre Population Studies Centre Social Policy Research Unit