Attributes of active angeing among older persons in Thailand: evidance from the 2002 survey  

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Thanakwang, Kattika ; Soonthorndhada, Kusol

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Asia-Pacific Population Journal vol. 21 no. 03 (Dec. 2006), page 113-135.
Topik: Active Ageing
Fulltext: Kattika Thanakwang.pdf (167.9KB)

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This study attempts to identify and estimate active ageing attribution among older persons in Thailand using the concept of “Active Ageing” suggested by the World Health Organization. Data for this study came from the 2002 National Survey of the Elderly in Thailand, conducted by the National Statistical Office and covering 22,825 persons aged 60 years and over. Sample weights were applied to make the samples nationally representative. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics with cross-tabulation to explore three main dimensions of active ageing: health, community participation and security, besides the active ageing index. Among important findings highlighted by this paper were: one fourth of the Thai elderly had poor health and more than half had a low level of community participation, whereas most had a moderate to high level of security. When these three dimensions were compiled, the Thai elderly had an active ageing attribution at a moderate level. Active ageing groups were found mostly among males, “younger” and married elderly, with a rather high prestige occupation and high levels of education, suffering from no chronic illnesses. These findings suggest that, in order to promote active ageing, one should especially focus on elderly women, oldest old, older persons suffering from chronic illnesses, as well as uneducated or unemployed elderly.

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