Population Ageing and the Well-Being of Older Persons in Thailand ...
Population Ageing and the Well-Being of Older Persons in Thailand ... Population Ageing and the Well-Being of Older Persons in Thailand ...
Acronyms AIDS GPF HAI IPSR MSDHS NESDB NGO NSO PVD RMF SECAPT SWET UN UNDP UNFPA UNPAF Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Government Pension Fund HelpAge International Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University Ministry of Social Development and Human Security Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board Non-governmental Organization The National Statistical Office, Thailand Private Sector Provident Fund Retirement Mutual Fund Socio-economic Consequences of Ageing Population in Thailand The Survey of Welfare of Elderly in Thailand United Nations United Nations Development Programme United Nations Population Fund United Nations Partnership Framework vi
Contents Acknowledgements ............................................................................. Foreword ......................................................................................... Acronyms ........................................................................................ Executive Summary ............................................................................ 1. Introduction: ................................................................................. 1 1.1 Population ageing as an emerging concern .......................................................... 1 1.2 Defining old age ................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Availability of data and research .......................................................................... 2 2. The Demography of Ageing ................................................................ 4 2.1 Pace of population ageing .................................................................................... 4 2.2 Determinants of population ageing ..................................................................... 5 2.3 Age and sex structure of the older population ...................................................... 6 2.4 Age structure changes .......................................................................................... 7 2.5 Internal variation ................................................................................................ 10 2.6 Summing up ....................................................................................................... 12 3. Demographic, Social and Economic Profile ............................................ 14 3.1 Social and demographic characteristics ................................................................ 14 3.2 Economic activity and sources of income ............................................................ 20 3.3 Material well-being .............................................................................................. 23 3.4 Summing up ....................................................................................................... 30 4. Health Status ................................................................................. 32 4.1 Older ages mortality ............................................................................................ 32 4.2 Self assessed health .............................................................................................. 33 4.3 Health problems and illness ................................................................................ 34 4.4 Functional limitations ......................................................................................... 35 4.5 Summing up ....................................................................................................... 37 iv v vi vii vii
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Acronyms<br />
AIDS<br />
GPF<br />
HAI<br />
IPSR<br />
MSDHS<br />
NESDB<br />
NGO<br />
NSO<br />
PVD<br />
RMF<br />
SECAPT<br />
SWET<br />
UN<br />
UNDP<br />
UNFPA<br />
UNPAF<br />
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome<br />
Government Pension Fund<br />
HelpAge International<br />
Institute for <strong>Population</strong> <strong>and</strong> Social Research, Mahidol University<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Social Development <strong>and</strong> Human Security<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Economic <strong>and</strong> Social Development Board<br />
Non-governmental Organization<br />
The National Statistical Office, Thail<strong>and</strong><br />
Private Sector Provident Fund<br />
Retirement Mutual Fund<br />
Socio-economic Consequences <strong>of</strong> <strong>Age<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Population</strong> <strong>in</strong> Thail<strong>and</strong><br />
The Survey <strong>of</strong> Welfare <strong>of</strong> Elderly <strong>in</strong> Thail<strong>and</strong><br />
United Nations<br />
United Nations Development Programme<br />
United Nations <strong>Population</strong> Fund<br />
United Nations Partnership Framework<br />
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