Impact of the Non-Contributory Social Pension Program 70 y más on Older Adults’ Mental Well-Being

Aarón Salinas-Rodríguez, Ma Del Pilar Torres-Pereda, Betty Manrique-Espinoza, Karla Moreno-Tamayo and Martha María Téllez-Rojo Solís

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 11, 1-10

Abstract: Background: In 2007, a non-contributory pension program was launched in rural areas of Mexico. The program consisted in a non-conditional cash transfer of US$40 monthly to all older adults (OA) aged 70 and over. We evaluate the effect of the program on mental well-being of its beneficiaries. Methods and Findings: Quantitative and qualitative methods were used. For the quantitative component, we used the selection criteria established by the program (age and locality size) to form the Intervention (OA aged 70–74 residing in rural localities,

Date: 2014
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