Ethnic differences in the probability of saving and owning land among elderly in Malaysia.

• Main Authors: Haron, Sharifah Azizah, Sharpe, Deanna L., Masud, Jariah, Abdel-Ghany, Mohamed
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24256/1/Ethnic%20differences%20in%20the%20probability%20of%20saving%20and%20owning%20land%20among%20elderly%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24256/; http://macfea.blogspot.com/

Data from the 2004 Economic and Financial Aspects of Aging in Malaysia were used to examine factors associated with having savings and land ownership among the Malay, Chinese, and Indian elderly in Malaysia. Those with lower levels of education, income and selfreported health were less likely to hav...