title: [Is Work in Older Age Healthy? Findings from Family Run Businesses Using the Example of Bavarian Rural Economics].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Working in second half of life is individually and socially important. The aim of this study is to multidimensionally evaluate the subjective health situation of older people, in particular those beyond the legal age of retirement who are working or assisting in family run businesses, using the example of Bavarian rural economics.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 3 stage random sample stratified proportionally to regional population numbers was selected for a cross-sectional questionnaire survey (personal delivery, postal return n=3 176, 39.1%). Sample results can be generalised (men 59.8%, at least 65 years old 60.8%, smallest/small enterprises 61.8%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Life satisfaction is similar to that of the German age cohort population. In comparison to commercial and technical fields, physic and psychological complaints are lower and work pleasure is much higher. Health indicators are not dependent on enterprise structures, but on age and gender - on age partly non-linearly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results indicate that working in older age can be a source of subjective health. Process of family business succession may effect health. RESULTS might be applicable to other structurally similar agriculture regions and to craft sector. They promote individual confrontation with and social debate on a positive image of old age and aging.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Qualitätssicherung in Prävention und Rehabilitation GmbH, Köln.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hetzel
authors.affiliation: Sozialversicherung für Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Gartenbau, Selbstverwaltung/Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Landshut.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holzer
authors.affiliation: Sozialversicherung für Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Gartenbau, Prävention, Landshut.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Allinger
authors.affiliation: Sozialversicherung für Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Gartenbau, Prävention, München.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Watzele
authors.affiliation: Universität Bamberg, Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine Pädagogik, Bamberg.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hörmann
authors.affiliation: Berufsförderungswerk Dortmund, Medizinischer Dienst, Dortmund.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018803:Models, Economic; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D058012:Small Business / Q000191:economics; D000078329:Workforce