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Les déterminants socio-démographiques de la prise en charge des personnes âgées en situation de perte d’autonomie

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  • Compere, Witnie
  • Achou, Bertrand
  • De Donder, Philippe
  • Fonseca, Raquel
  • Glenzer, Franca
  • Lee, Minjoon
  • Leroux, Marie-Louise

Abstract

Cet article examine les principaux déterminants socio-économiques et démogra- phiques susceptibles d’influencer la décision des individus d’offrir des soins de longue durée à leurs parents et beaux-parents. Pour ce faire, nous nous appuyons sur des don- nées originales issues d’une enquête menée en 2023 auprès de 2300 personnes âgées de 45 à 58 ans et résidant au Québec et en Ontario. Nous analysons successivement trois dimensions de la décision d’aide anticipée (le choix du bénéficiaire potentiel, le type de soins et l’intensité hebdomadaire) afin de saisir la complexité du processus décisionnel en amont de l’engagement dans l’aide informelle. Nous montrons que ces déterminants reposent sur des arbitrages distincts. Le choix du mode de prise en charge est princi- palement structuré par les contraintes organisationnelles (selon que l’aidant travaille à temps plein ou non) et la charge anticipée (selon l’espérance de vie du proche aidé), tandis que l’intensité d’aide envisagée dépend de normes de genre, des contraintes de temps (notamment liées à l’emploi à temps plein et au départ à la retraite), de l’état de santé perçu du proche et de la relation de filiation. Cette hétérogénéité souligne que la volonté d’aider ne relève ni d’une logique purement affective ni d’un calcul strictement économique.

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  • Compere, Witnie & Achou, Bertrand & De Donder, Philippe & Fonseca, Raquel & Glenzer, Franca & Lee, Minjoon & Leroux, Marie-Louise, 2026. "Les déterminants socio-démographiques de la prise en charge des personnes âgées en situation de perte d’autonomie," TSE Working Papers 26-1720, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), revised Jun 2026.
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    • D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
    • G51 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Household Savings, Borrowing, Debt, and Wealth
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General

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