Subjective expectations regarding ageing: a cross-sectional online population survey in Hungary.
Márta PéntekOttó HajduFanni RenczZsuzsanna BeretzkyValentin BrodszkyPetra BajiZsombor ZrubkaKlára MajorLászló GulácsiPublished in: The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care (2019)
Individuals expect a significant deterioration of health with age but only a moderate decrease in happiness. Overestimation of future activity limitations suggests a gap between statistical and subjective healthy life expectancy. The majority expects to rely on informal care in the elderly. Raise in retirement age is underestimated. Our results can be used as inputs for economic modelling of labor force participation and ageing.