Delbes (Christiane), Gaymu (Joëlle).- When ardour cools: the sex lives of the over-50s Old age has traditionally been viewed as a period when sexual activity ceases. Yet studies of sexual behaviour have shown that some people continue to lead active and satisfying sex lives into old and even...

Delbès (Christiane), Gaymu (Joëlle). - Preferences of the elderly for home entertainment. An age or a generational effect? During the last 15 years leisure activities have increased markedly, and those aged 60 and older were the first to benefit from this trend. However, they often remain on...

Delbes Christiane. ? The families wage earners to the private sector on the eve of retirement. II. Family relations. The result highlighted throughout our study demonstrate the persistence of many links between those surveyed and the members of their family who no longer live under the same...

Delbes Christiane, Gaymu Joëlle. - The Rise in the Number of Isolated Individuals in France : New Trends in Behaviour ? Following a description of the heterogeneity of the population living in one-person households, an attempt is made to trace the factors which have led to an increase in this...

This article describes the residential trajectories and places of residence of patients over their last month of life, based on the end-of-life survey La Fin de vie en France, conducted in 2010 on a representative sample of deaths occurring in December 2009. The physicians who had certified the...

European population growth has slowed over the last thirty years, with a steadily decreasing excess of births over deaths. Net migration is now a major contributor and in some countries plays a decisive role in maintaining positive population growth. This general trend is common to most European...

This article looks at the influence of living conditions on the life satisfaction of men and women over 60 years of age in ten European countries using data from the European survey SHARE 2004 (wave 1). Whether living alone or with a partner, women report being less satisfied with their lives...

While interviewers are generally instructed to administer survey questionnaires on a one-to-one basis, a large share of interviews are actually conducted in the partner?s presence, notably when respondents are advanced in age. In the French version of the Generations and Gender Survey (ERFI,...