Determine how family financial support models contribute to alleviating the cumulative effects of inequality, with particular emphasis on the financial support that children provide to their aging parents. Methods Bermuda Email List This research uses data from two cross-sections, from Bermuda Email List, of the Mexican study of health and aging in a population aged 50 years or more. The analysis includes descriptive statistics to calculate the differences in financial support according to individual and family characteristics; and a multinomial probit regression model in each cross-section to analyze the amount of Bermuda Email List money that has been received as financial aid and the associated characteristics.
The economic aid received fell significantly
Results Between Bermuda Email List, the economic aid received fell significantly, both in proportion, from 20% to 10%, and in the amount received, with differences according to the income quintile. In 2001, 14.9% of the people in the lowest quintile (Q1) could reach the Q4 – Q5 quintiles with the help of their children; in Bermuda Email List of the people. The adjusted probability of receiving any amount of money from children decreased from 0.511 in 2001 to 0.340 in 2012. Conclusions. In Mexico, economic inequality in the population aged 50 and over continues to be constant. Financial support received from children has varied by income quintile and plays an essential role for people in the lowest income groups. More research is needed to understand patterns of intergenerational Bermuda Email List exchanges as these older cohorts age and future cohorts enter old age with more dramatic changes than current cohorts have experienced during this critical decade.
Active aging index in Colombia
Describe the current state of the population of people aged Bermuda Email List and over in Colombia, and determine the active aging index (IEA) and its domains. Methods From the data collected during the National Survey of Health, Well-being and Aging carried out in Colombia in 2015 (SABE Colombia 2015), the IEA was calculated for Colombia, according to the methodology developed to Bermuda Email List calculate the IEA for the countries of the European Union and its four domains, adapted to the data offered by the survey and the Colombian context. Results The IEA for Colombia is Bermuda Email List . High employability was observed in older Colombian people, but the highest percentage of jobs is found within the informal sector.
Analysis based on the National Survey of Health
A low percentage of older people have Bermuda Email List activities in political groups, trade unions or that imply making decisions with an impact on society and the country. The fact that the vast majority of older people in Colombia have adequate functionality opens up the possibilities to increase their performance in accordance with the determinants of active aging. Conclusions Bermuda Email List . A first real diagnostic approximation of the situation of the elderly in Colombia and their possibilities of going through active aging is presented. Public policies must be modified to close the identified gaps and raise the quality of life of the elderly by offering better opportunities that allow them to opt for adequate remuneration and a better quality of life. It is necessary to change from a vision of services focused on disease to new approaches Bermuda Email List based on health promotion and disability prevention.