Self-Reliance and Comfort in Old Age: Productive Ageing Among People with Disabilities in Rural China

Microfinance is a financial institution that can be reached by various groups of people, such as disabled groups. Microfinance programs provide access to financial services to people with disabilities in the form of savings and credit. People with disabilities need financial services to improve their economic and social levels. However, in general, existing microfinance has not fully reached the disabled groups. This study aims to describe the implementation of activities and the role of the Self-Reliance Savings and Loans Cooperative (KSP BANK) for the disabled in Yogyakarta. The analysis used in the study is the analysis of Paired T-test with SPSS 16.0 analysis tools. This study shows that the level of social-economic of mermbers with disability has a positive and significant increase after the operation of KSP BANK Difabel for the members with disabilities.[Keuangan mikro merupakan lembaga keuangan yang dapat dijangkau oleh berbagai kelompok masyarakat, seperti kelompok difabel. Program keuangan mikro memberikan akses jasa keuangan kepada difabel baik dalam bentuk tabungan maupun kredit. Layanan jasa keuangan sangat dibutuhkan difabel dalam meningkatkan taraf ekonomi-sosial mereka. Akan tetapi, pada umumnya keuangan mikro yang ada belum menjangkau secara penuh kelompok difabel. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pelaksanaan kegiatan dan peran Koperasi Simpan Pinjam (KSP) Bangun Akses Kemandirian (BANK) Difabel Yogyakarta. Analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah analisis uji Paired T-test dengan alat analisis SPSS 16.0. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Taraf ekonomi-sosial difabel mengalami peningkatan positif dan signifikan setelah adanya koperasi difabel bagi anggota KSP BANK Difabel tersebut.]

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WORRIES OF OLD-AGE SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND THEMSELVES: VIEWS FROM OLDER BACHELORS IN RURAL CHINA

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.1710 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S457-S457

Author(s):

Ying Wang ◽

Huijun Liu ◽

Bei Wu ◽

Yaolin Pei

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Family Structure ◽

Old Age ◽

Rural China ◽

Adult Males ◽

Old Age Support ◽

Ordered Logistic Regression ◽

Using Data ◽

The Impact ◽

Parental Health Status

Abstract Due to China’s gender imbalance, it is estimated that more than 30 million adult males were unable to get married. The old-age support for older unmarried sons (so-called forced bachelors) and their parents faces a significant challenge. Using data from a survey in Central and Western rural China, the present study examined the impact of family structure and health status on the worries about old-age support for themselves and their parents from the perspective of older unmarried sons. The sample included 359 older unmarried sons with rural Hukou (housing registration) status. The age of he sample ranges from 28 to 51. The results showed that 52.64% and 54.8% of respondents were worried about their own and their parents’ old-age support, respectively. Ordered logistic regression showed that having a sister(s) was negatively related to worries about their own and parents’ old-age support. Those with living mothers had less worries than their counterparts, and those who had a brother(s) had less worries about their parents’ old age support. Moreover, having any brothers who were also older unmarried sons was positively related to worries about their own and parents’ old-age support. Older unmarried sons who had two frail old parents had more worries for their parents’ old-age support than those whose parents were physically independent. The study highlights the importance of family structure and parental health status as important factors in worries over old-age support in China.

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Ageing, Meaning and the Allocation of Resources

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x0000235x ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 163-184 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Harry R. Moody

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Old Age ◽

Age Groups ◽

Health Resources ◽

Basic Research ◽

The Elderly ◽

Ageing Society ◽

Scarce Resources ◽

Productive Ageing

ABSTRACTDifferent scenarios for an ageing society presume different approaches to the meaning of old age. One scenario anticipates a Prolongation of Morbidity, where quality of life concerns might permit active euthanasia or suicide as a means of saving money. Those who believe in a Compression of Morbidity opt for health promotion to delay morbidity in favour of productive ageing. Optimists look to a scenario of Lifespan Extension, where scarce health resources are not expended for incremental gains in life expectancy but rather for basic research to postpone or eliminate ageing. Finally, those who emphasize Voluntary Acceptance of Limits identify the meaning of old age with voluntary acceptance of finitude, where claims of future generations might limit longevity for any one generation. Thus, contrasting meanings such as quality of life, productive ageing, indefinite survival and voluntary limits entail very different consequences for the allocation of scarce resources across age-groups and among sub-groups of the elderly population.

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The Elderly and Old Age Support in Rural China

10.1596/978-0-8213-8685-9 ◽

2012 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Fang Cai ◽

John Giles ◽

Philip O'Keefe ◽

Dewen Wang

Keyword(s):

Old Age ◽

Rural China ◽

The Elderly ◽

Old Age Support

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ADEQUACY OF DISABILITY PENSION SYSTEM IN LATVIA

NORDSCI Conference proceedings, Book 2 Volume 3 ◽

10.32008/nordsci2020/b2/v3/11 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Olga Rajevska

Keyword(s):

Old Age ◽

Disability Pension ◽

Social Protection ◽

Pension System ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Main Function ◽

Eu Member States ◽

The Social ◽

Central Statistical ◽

Old Age Pensions

The author analyzes the performance of the disability pension system in Latvia in order to assess the ability of the system to perform its main function: to prevent poverty among people with disabilities. It has been found that the system does not meet the criteria of adequacy and the causes of problem have been addressed. In the analysis, the author uses statistical data from Eurostat and the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, Mutual Information System on Social Protection (MISSOC) database, as well as considers statutory regulations. Particular attention is paid to such an element of the pension system as statutory minimum pension amount as a key tool aimed at ensuring the adequacy of the social protection of people with disabilities. Additionally, the author provides a comparative analysis of minimum disability pension provisions in the EU member states. Since the systems of old-age pensions and disability pensions in Latvia are closely connected, the author emphases the importance of the improvement of the adequacy of disability pensions in achieving more adequate old-age pensions.

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