Building a Knowledge Base on Population Ageing in India: Report on the Status of Elderly in Select States of India, 2011

United Nations Population Fund Unfpa

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Abstract: To understand the ageing in India, a primary survey was carried out in seven states – Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal – having a higher percentage of population in the age group 60 years and above compared to the national average.The information gathered in this survey includes socio-economic status, work participation and benefits, income and asset holding, living arrangement patterns and familial relations, health status, utilisation and financing of health care, and reach and awareness of social security schemes among the elderly. [UNFPA Report]. URL:[http://india.unfpa.org/drive/AgeingReport_28Nov2012_LowRes-1.pdf].

Keywords: Himachal Pradesh; Kerala; Maharashtra; Odisha; Punjab; Tamil Nadu and West Bengal; Socio-Economic and Demographic; elderly; households; work participation and benefits; income and asset holding; living arrangement patterns and familial relations; health status; utilisation and financing of health care; social security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-01
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