Social Capital and Well-being of the Old Adults in Russia

In this paper we focus on the social factors of well-being associated with social activity and the interpersonal relationship in old age. The paper begins with description of social capital for personal and social well-being. Than we test the correlations between social capital and old adults well-being in Russia in comparison with OECD countries. The study is based on data from WVS 2010-2014 and ESS 2012. We find that low subjective well-being of Russian old adults is associated with low social activity of old people, weaknesses of social support networks, volunteering and mutual assistance among the old adults.