Astri Syse
Biographic Data
| ID | 258473 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Astri Syse |
| GIVEN NAMES | Astri |
| FAMILY NAME | Syse |
| SIGNATURE | SYSE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Statistics Norway |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1754-1594 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Disparities in home health-care service utilization and intensity among immigrant older adults
Population ageing, increased immigration and strained public resources will challenge the future provision of formal older-age care. Despite growing diversity in older populations across Western countries, evidence on health-care utilization among older immigrants remains limited. Using full-population registry data from Norway (2011–2016) for individuals aged 60+, we examined transitions into home health care (HHC) and intensity of use (hours/da…
Changes over time in social inequality in adult self-rated health: The case of Norway 2002–2019
Findings on how social inequality in self-rated health (SRH) has changed over time are not uniform. To inform public health policies aimed at reducing unwarranted social differences in health, we examine time trends in relative and absolute associations between SRH and three different socioeconomic measures using Norway as a case. Six rounds (2002–2019) of repeated national, cross-sectional, data from Statistics Norway’s Survey on Living Conditio…
Who Emigrates From a Wealthy, Peaceful Country? And Who Comes Back? Evidence From Norway
Each year, millions of people emigrate from wealthy, peaceful countries. In this paper, we summarise research and available international data on the numbers and characteristics of those who move from wealthy countries in general. Next, we utilise rich Norwegian individual‐level register data and various quantitative methods to provide a broad description of emigrants from Norway over recent decades, as well as migration back to Norway, with a fo…
Goodbye Norway: Top-Earners Selection Into Return and Onward Migration
We use high-quality panel data on the entire population of Norway to study first-generation immigrants who arrived for labor and out-migrate during our observation period (2000‒2020). We utilize rarely available official information about status-at-arrival and destination-upon-exit to disaggregate immigrants into returnees, onward migrants, and stayers, which enables us to investigate underlying selection mechanisms and offer a better understandi…
Uptake of cash benefits among children with a disability in Norway: The role of parental socioeconomic characteristics and immigrant background
Caring for a disabled child involves both indirect and direct economic costs, which in turn may create a financial burden for the family. Using Norway as a case, we examine if public compensatory measures reach those most in need, by assessing whether socioeconomic disadvantages and immigrant background impact adversely on the uptake of a nationally available cash benefits eligible for parents caring for a child with a disability. We take advanta…
Immigration, mortality, and national life expectancy in the Nordic region, 1990–2019
Immigrants have higher life expectancy at age 1 than the native-born in Denmark, Finland and Norway do from 1990 to 2019.•Immigrants in Denmark, Finland and Norway increasingly enhance national life expectancy at age 1 over time.•Immigrants in Sweden have lower life expectancy at age 1 than native-born in Sweden do in 1990, but similar levels by 2019.•The effect of immigrants on national life expectancy at age 1 in Sweden transforms from negative…
Does women's health matter for fertility? Evidence from Norwegian administrative data
Women’s health status may affect their opportunities and preferences for children through various mechanisms. We examine the relationship between health and fertility using Norwegian registry data (2004–18). Measuring verifiable and persistent health problems, we use uptake of doctor-certified sickness absence and long-term health-related benefits as proxies for health. In contrast to the expectation that poor health limits women’s opportunities …
Do older parents’ assistance needs deter parent-child geographic divergence in Norway
The role of intergenerational geographic proximity in individuals' migration decisions has been well-established. The circumstances under which parents and their adult children move away from or remain close to each other are, however, less clear. Drawing on Norwegian register data for 2014-2016 and three-level logistic regression models, we examine whether formal care needs of older parents (aged ≥65) deter parent-child geographic divergence and…
An observational study of immigrant mortality differences in Norway by reason for migration, length of stay and characteristics of sending countries
Independent of reason for migration and characteristics of sending countries, those who immigrate to Norway in adulthood appear to be particularly healthy. The higher death risk associated with prolonged lengths of stay suggests that disadvantageous 'acculturation' or stress factors related to the post-migration period may play a role in the long run. The health and welfare of long-term immigrants thus warrants further research
The Effect of Retirement on Male Mortality. Quasi-experimental Evidence from Norway
On average, people who retire earlier die sooner, partly because poor health is an important reason for early retirement. Several theories also predict that retirement is detrimental to health and increases mortality, and that retirement should affect people in different occupations differently. Yet, there is apparently no consensus about the causal relationship between retirement and mortality. We treat a Norwegian pension reform that lowered re…
Earlier hospital discharge: A challenge for Norwegian municipalities
Aim: In order to improve patient outcomes and minimize health care costs, many Western countries are attempting to reduce the length of stay in hospitals by transferring responsibilities from specialist care to primary care. In Norway, the Coordination Reform was implemented in 2012 to enhance this development. As a result, the number of patients discharged to the municipal health care services has increased significantly. We investigate the exte…
In sickness and in health: The role of marital partners in cancer survival
Married cancer patients enjoy a survival advantage, potentially attributable to better health at diagnosis, earlier contact with health personnel, and/or access to resources to ensure more optimal treatment. These mechanisms only invoke the mere presence of a partner, but partners bring varying amounts of resources into the household. It is likely that also spousal resources contribute to differentials in survival net of own resources, as gradien…
Changes in Health and Health Behavior Associated With Retirement
As welfare states aim to extend working life to counteract repercussions of population aging, findings on possible health benefits for retirees may warrant more focus on the pros and cons of a prolonged working life
To leave or not to leave: Retirement intentions and retirement behaviour
Research on the correspondence between retirement intentions and subsequent behaviour is scarce. We aimed to explore possible associations between retirement intentions and behaviour, using five-year high-quality quantitative panel data on Norwegian senior workers. Retirement intentions operate at different levels of firmness: (a) considerations; (b) preferences; and (c) decisions. Compared to work continuation considerations, a targeted age for …
Differences in all-cause mortality: A comparison between immigrants and the host population in Norway 1990-2012
Differences in all-cause mortality between immigrants and host populations may provide insight into health inequities that could be reduced
Childhood residential mobility and long-term outcomes
To study relations between childhood residential mobility and early adult outcomes, we use detailed longitudinal data on complete cohorts born in Norway between 1965 and 1980 ( N = 967 151) and information on all their relocations between municipalities. Results from models with and without sibling-fixed effects show that children with more residential moves are more likely to drop out of high school, to have a lower adult income and to experienc…
Late Career Decision-Making: A Qualitative Panel Study
The aim of this longitudinal qualitative interview study (3 waves of interviews) was to examine the nature of older workers’ late career decision-making processes, including the main drivers and obstacles for prolonging working life or retiring. Late career decision-making is regarded as a process of reflecting and deciding on whether to continue in the current job, change employer, be self-employed, or quit one’s career when approaching retireme…
Changes over time in the effect of marital status on cancer survival
There is no obvious explanation for the increasing disadvantage among the never-married. It could be due to a relatively poorer general health at time of diagnosis, either because of a more protective effect of partnership in a society that may have become less cohesive or because of more positive selection into marriage. Alternatively, it could be related to increasing differentials with respect to treatment. Today's complex cancer therapy regim…
Does cancer affect the divorce rate
Discrete-time hazard regression models were employed to register and census data on 1.4 million Norwegian married couples from 1974-2001 to explore the probability of divorce following cancer illness. Divorce rates for around 215 000 persons diagnosed
Childhood residential mobility and long-term outcomes
To study relations between childhood residential mobility and early adult outcomes, we use detailed longitudinal data on complete cohorts born in Norway between 1965 and 1980 ( N = 967 151) and information on all their relocations between municipalities. Results from models with and without sibling-fixed effects show that children with more residential moves are more likely to drop out of high school, to have a lower adult income and to experienc…
Does cancer affect the divorce rate
Discrete-time hazard regression models were employed to register and census data on 1.4 million Norwegian married couples from 1974-2001 to explore the probability of divorce following cancer illness. Divorce rates for around 215 000 persons diagnosed
To leave or not to leave: Retirement intentions and retirement behaviour
Research on the correspondence between retirement intentions and subsequent behaviour is scarce. We aimed to explore possible associations between retirement intentions and behaviour, using five-year high-quality quantitative panel data on Norwegian senior workers. Retirement intentions operate at different levels of firmness: (a) considerations; (b) preferences; and (c) decisions. Compared to work continuation considerations, a targeted age for …
Changes in Health and Health Behavior Associated With Retirement
As welfare states aim to extend working life to counteract repercussions of population aging, findings on possible health benefits for retirees may warrant more focus on the pros and cons of a prolonged working life
Late Career Decision-Making: A Qualitative Panel Study
The aim of this longitudinal qualitative interview study (3 waves of interviews) was to examine the nature of older workers’ late career decision-making processes, including the main drivers and obstacles for prolonging working life or retiring. Late career decision-making is regarded as a process of reflecting and deciding on whether to continue in the current job, change employer, be self-employed, or quit one’s career when approaching retireme…
Earlier hospital discharge: A challenge for Norwegian municipalities
Aim: In order to improve patient outcomes and minimize health care costs, many Western countries are attempting to reduce the length of stay in hospitals by transferring responsibilities from specialist care to primary care. In Norway, the Coordination Reform was implemented in 2012 to enhance this development. As a result, the number of patients discharged to the municipal health care services has increased significantly. We investigate the exte…
Differences in all-cause mortality: A comparison between immigrants and the host population in Norway 1990-2012
Differences in all-cause mortality between immigrants and host populations may provide insight into health inequities that could be reduced
Does women's health matter for fertility? Evidence from Norwegian administrative data
Women’s health status may affect their opportunities and preferences for children through various mechanisms. We examine the relationship between health and fertility using Norwegian registry data (2004–18). Measuring verifiable and persistent health problems, we use uptake of doctor-certified sickness absence and long-term health-related benefits as proxies for health. In contrast to the expectation that poor health limits women’s opportunities …
Do older parents’ assistance needs deter parent-child geographic divergence in Norway
The role of intergenerational geographic proximity in individuals' migration decisions has been well-established. The circumstances under which parents and their adult children move away from or remain close to each other are, however, less clear. Drawing on Norwegian register data for 2014-2016 and three-level logistic regression models, we examine whether formal care needs of older parents (aged ≥65) deter parent-child geographic divergence and…
Who Emigrates From a Wealthy, Peaceful Country? And Who Comes Back? Evidence From Norway
Each year, millions of people emigrate from wealthy, peaceful countries. In this paper, we summarise research and available international data on the numbers and characteristics of those who move from wealthy countries in general. Next, we utilise rich Norwegian individual‐level register data and various quantitative methods to provide a broad description of emigrants from Norway over recent decades, as well as migration back to Norway, with a fo…
Goodbye Norway: Top-Earners Selection Into Return and Onward Migration
We use high-quality panel data on the entire population of Norway to study first-generation immigrants who arrived for labor and out-migrate during our observation period (2000‒2020). We utilize rarely available official information about status-at-arrival and destination-upon-exit to disaggregate immigrants into returnees, onward migrants, and stayers, which enables us to investigate underlying selection mechanisms and offer a better understandi…
Uptake of cash benefits among children with a disability in Norway: The role of parental socioeconomic characteristics and immigrant background
Caring for a disabled child involves both indirect and direct economic costs, which in turn may create a financial burden for the family. Using Norway as a case, we examine if public compensatory measures reach those most in need, by assessing whether socioeconomic disadvantages and immigrant background impact adversely on the uptake of a nationally available cash benefits eligible for parents caring for a child with a disability. We take advanta…
The Effect of Retirement on Male Mortality. Quasi-experimental Evidence from Norway
On average, people who retire earlier die sooner, partly because poor health is an important reason for early retirement. Several theories also predict that retirement is detrimental to health and increases mortality, and that retirement should affect people in different occupations differently. Yet, there is apparently no consensus about the causal relationship between retirement and mortality. We treat a Norwegian pension reform that lowered re…
Does cancer affect the divorce rate
Discrete-time hazard regression models were employed to register and census data on 1.4 million Norwegian married couples from 1974-2001 to explore the probability of divorce following cancer illness. Divorce rates for around 215 000 persons diagnosed
Changes over time in the effect of marital status on cancer survival
There is no obvious explanation for the increasing disadvantage among the never-married. It could be due to a relatively poorer general health at time of diagnosis, either because of a more protective effect of partnership in a society that may have become less cohesive or because of more positive selection into marriage. Alternatively, it could be related to increasing differentials with respect to treatment. Today's complex cancer therapy regim…
Late Career Decision-Making: A Qualitative Panel Study
The aim of this longitudinal qualitative interview study (3 waves of interviews) was to examine the nature of older workers’ late career decision-making processes, including the main drivers and obstacles for prolonging working life or retiring. Late career decision-making is regarded as a process of reflecting and deciding on whether to continue in the current job, change employer, be self-employed, or quit one’s career when approaching retireme…
In sickness and in health: The role of marital partners in cancer survival
Married cancer patients enjoy a survival advantage, potentially attributable to better health at diagnosis, earlier contact with health personnel, and/or access to resources to ensure more optimal treatment. These mechanisms only invoke the mere presence of a partner, but partners bring varying amounts of resources into the household. It is likely that also spousal resources contribute to differentials in survival net of own resources, as gradien…
Changes in Health and Health Behavior Associated With Retirement
As welfare states aim to extend working life to counteract repercussions of population aging, findings on possible health benefits for retirees may warrant more focus on the pros and cons of a prolonged working life
To leave or not to leave: Retirement intentions and retirement behaviour
Research on the correspondence between retirement intentions and subsequent behaviour is scarce. We aimed to explore possible associations between retirement intentions and behaviour, using five-year high-quality quantitative panel data on Norwegian senior workers. Retirement intentions operate at different levels of firmness: (a) considerations; (b) preferences; and (c) decisions. Compared to work continuation considerations, a targeted age for …
Differences in all-cause mortality: A comparison between immigrants and the host population in Norway 1990-2012
Differences in all-cause mortality between immigrants and host populations may provide insight into health inequities that could be reduced
Childhood residential mobility and long-term outcomes
To study relations between childhood residential mobility and early adult outcomes, we use detailed longitudinal data on complete cohorts born in Norway between 1965 and 1980 ( N = 967 151) and information on all their relocations between municipalities. Results from models with and without sibling-fixed effects show that children with more residential moves are more likely to drop out of high school, to have a lower adult income and to experienc…
Earlier hospital discharge: A challenge for Norwegian municipalities
Aim: In order to improve patient outcomes and minimize health care costs, many Western countries are attempting to reduce the length of stay in hospitals by transferring responsibilities from specialist care to primary care. In Norway, the Coordination Reform was implemented in 2012 to enhance this development. As a result, the number of patients discharged to the municipal health care services has increased significantly. We investigate the exte…
An observational study of immigrant mortality differences in Norway by reason for migration, length of stay and characteristics of sending countries
Independent of reason for migration and characteristics of sending countries, those who immigrate to Norway in adulthood appear to be particularly healthy. The higher death risk associated with prolonged lengths of stay suggests that disadvantageous 'acculturation' or stress factors related to the post-migration period may play a role in the long run. The health and welfare of long-term immigrants thus warrants further research
The Effect of Retirement on Male Mortality. Quasi-experimental Evidence from Norway
On average, people who retire earlier die sooner, partly because poor health is an important reason for early retirement. Several theories also predict that retirement is detrimental to health and increases mortality, and that retirement should affect people in different occupations differently. Yet, there is apparently no consensus about the causal relationship between retirement and mortality. We treat a Norwegian pension reform that lowered re…
Do older parents’ assistance needs deter parent-child geographic divergence in Norway
The role of intergenerational geographic proximity in individuals' migration decisions has been well-established. The circumstances under which parents and their adult children move away from or remain close to each other are, however, less clear. Drawing on Norwegian register data for 2014-2016 and three-level logistic regression models, we examine whether formal care needs of older parents (aged ≥65) deter parent-child geographic divergence and…
Immigration, mortality, and national life expectancy in the Nordic region, 1990–2019
Immigrants have higher life expectancy at age 1 than the native-born in Denmark, Finland and Norway do from 1990 to 2019.•Immigrants in Denmark, Finland and Norway increasingly enhance national life expectancy at age 1 over time.•Immigrants in Sweden have lower life expectancy at age 1 than native-born in Sweden do in 1990, but similar levels by 2019.•The effect of immigrants on national life expectancy at age 1 in Sweden transforms from negative…
Does women's health matter for fertility? Evidence from Norwegian administrative data
Women’s health status may affect their opportunities and preferences for children through various mechanisms. We examine the relationship between health and fertility using Norwegian registry data (2004–18). Measuring verifiable and persistent health problems, we use uptake of doctor-certified sickness absence and long-term health-related benefits as proxies for health. In contrast to the expectation that poor health limits women’s opportunities …
Uptake of cash benefits among children with a disability in Norway: The role of parental socioeconomic characteristics and immigrant background
Caring for a disabled child involves both indirect and direct economic costs, which in turn may create a financial burden for the family. Using Norway as a case, we examine if public compensatory measures reach those most in need, by assessing whether socioeconomic disadvantages and immigrant background impact adversely on the uptake of a nationally available cash benefits eligible for parents caring for a child with a disability. We take advanta…
Changes over time in social inequality in adult self-rated health: The case of Norway 2002–2019
Findings on how social inequality in self-rated health (SRH) has changed over time are not uniform. To inform public health policies aimed at reducing unwarranted social differences in health, we examine time trends in relative and absolute associations between SRH and three different socioeconomic measures using Norway as a case. Six rounds (2002–2019) of repeated national, cross-sectional, data from Statistics Norway’s Survey on Living Conditio…
Who Emigrates From a Wealthy, Peaceful Country? And Who Comes Back? Evidence From Norway
Each year, millions of people emigrate from wealthy, peaceful countries. In this paper, we summarise research and available international data on the numbers and characteristics of those who move from wealthy countries in general. Next, we utilise rich Norwegian individual‐level register data and various quantitative methods to provide a broad description of emigrants from Norway over recent decades, as well as migration back to Norway, with a fo…
Goodbye Norway: Top-Earners Selection Into Return and Onward Migration
We use high-quality panel data on the entire population of Norway to study first-generation immigrants who arrived for labor and out-migrate during our observation period (2000‒2020). We utilize rarely available official information about status-at-arrival and destination-upon-exit to disaggregate immigrants into returnees, onward migrants, and stayers, which enables us to investigate underlying selection mechanisms and offer a better understandi…
Disparities in home health-care service utilization and intensity among immigrant older adults
Population ageing, increased immigration and strained public resources will challenge the future provision of formal older-age care. Despite growing diversity in older populations across Western countries, evidence on health-care utilization among older immigrants remains limited. Using full-population registry data from Norway (2011–2016) for individuals aged 60+, we examined transitions into home health care (HHC) and intensity of use (hours/da…
Medicine (11 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Demography (10 works) · Demographic economics (9 works) · Economics (9 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (7 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (7 works) · Demography (6 works)