siblings

Family members are often assumed to protect older adults' health and longevity. Using genealogical records of Finns born in 1740–1859, we examined whether having living children and siblings was associated with survival after age 50. Merely having a child or sibling alive did not guarantee longer...

Siblings are often very important to each other throughout their lives. How often do they live close to each other? We study this with Swedish register data. We found that having a sibling living nearby is more common for older adults who lack other close family members.