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Trend of Poverty among Elderly: Evidence from Household Income Surveys

Elderly poverty is a major concern because of the changing in demographic pattern and the fact that elderly people have limited capacity and capability to prolonged employment. This article investigates poverty incidence among people who are elderly and nonelderly in Malaysia and analyzes the factor...

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Main Authors: Mohd, Saidatulakmal, Senadjki, Abdelhak, Mansor, Norma
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
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HC Economic History and Conditions
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/21237/
https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2016.1186779
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spelling my.um.eprints.212372019-05-15T07:21:34Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/21237/ Trend of Poverty among Elderly: Evidence from Household Income Surveys Mohd, Saidatulakmal Senadjki, Abdelhak Mansor, Norma HC Economic History and Conditions Elderly poverty is a major concern because of the changing in demographic pattern and the fact that elderly people have limited capacity and capability to prolonged employment. This article investigates poverty incidence among people who are elderly and nonelderly in Malaysia and analyzes the factors influencing elderly poverty. This article uses household income surveys of 2009 and 2012. Data indicates that poverty incidence among elderly heads of households is relatively low. Elderly poverty is high among elderly’s female head of household, other marital status, rural area, no or informal education, live alone, not working and in states whose main economic activity is agriculture. Taylor & Francis 2018 Article PeerReviewed Mohd, Saidatulakmal and Senadjki, Abdelhak and Mansor, Norma (2018) Trend of Poverty among Elderly: Evidence from Household Income Surveys. Journal of Poverty, 22 (2). pp. 89-107. ISSN 1087-5549 https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2016.1186779 doi:10.1080/10875549.2016.1186779
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topic HC Economic History and Conditions
spellingShingle HC Economic History and Conditions
Mohd, Saidatulakmal
Senadjki, Abdelhak
Mansor, Norma
Trend of Poverty among Elderly: Evidence from Household Income Surveys
description Elderly poverty is a major concern because of the changing in demographic pattern and the fact that elderly people have limited capacity and capability to prolonged employment. This article investigates poverty incidence among people who are elderly and nonelderly in Malaysia and analyzes the factors influencing elderly poverty. This article uses household income surveys of 2009 and 2012. Data indicates that poverty incidence among elderly heads of households is relatively low. Elderly poverty is high among elderly’s female head of household, other marital status, rural area, no or informal education, live alone, not working and in states whose main economic activity is agriculture.
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author Mohd, Saidatulakmal
Senadjki, Abdelhak
Mansor, Norma
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Senadjki, Abdelhak
Mansor, Norma
author_sort Mohd, Saidatulakmal
title Trend of Poverty among Elderly: Evidence from Household Income Surveys
title_short Trend of Poverty among Elderly: Evidence from Household Income Surveys
title_full Trend of Poverty among Elderly: Evidence from Household Income Surveys
title_fullStr Trend of Poverty among Elderly: Evidence from Household Income Surveys
title_full_unstemmed Trend of Poverty among Elderly: Evidence from Household Income Surveys
title_sort trend of poverty among elderly: evidence from household income surveys
publisher Taylor & Francis
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/21237/
https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2016.1186779
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