Dans la plupart des études réalisées, les seniors sont souvent considérés comme des personnes fragiles vis-à-vis de la société. L’université d’Alberta, a effectué des recherches sur ces derniers et en a conclue que beaucoup d’entre eux sont des actifs et heureux.« Warnings found in media headlines and delivered by politicians about disasters to be visited upon society because of population aging have blown things way out of proportion, » said Dr. Janet Fast, from the U of A’s Department of Human Ecology. « Our findings contradict stereotypes of the sedentary, unproductive and dependent retiree couch potato. Yes, those who have made the transition to retirement are spending more time watching television, but they’re spending even more time on active leisure and unpaid work. They’re also happy about being busy–happier than their employed counterparts. » Fast and Judith Frederick, a senior analyst with Statistics Canada, investigated how Canadians spend their time during later life transitions from paid work to retirement, to widowhood, and to loss of independence. The study uses data from Statistics Canada’s 1998 General Social Survey on time use. The survey looked at such factors as income, living arrangements, time spent on unpaid work, active and passive leisure and self-care activities and quality
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