India's elderly: burden or challenge?
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Tables 8
List of Figures 13
Foreword by S.S. Sandhu 14
Preface 16
Acknowledgements 18
Chapter 1 Demography of Ageing 19
Chapter 2 Policies and Programmes 139
Chapter 3 The Living Conditions of the Elderly 211
Chapter 4 Perceptions of the Elderly 267
Chapter 5 Life Histories of the Elderly 293
Chapter 6 Conceptual Issues: A Re examination 325
Chapter 7 Recommendations for Policy Actions 336
References 349
Index 354
About the Authors 357
List of Tables
1.1 Expectation of life at ages 60 and 70 for India 31
1.2 Percentage literate for total population and population aged
60 years and above by sex and place of residence, 1961 91 34
13 Trends in the proportion (%) aged (60 and above years) in
India, its states and union territories 45
1.4 Trends in absolute number of elderly (60 and above years) in
India, its states and union territories 47
1.5 Trends in the proportion (%) aged (70 and above years) in
India, its states and union territories 49
1.6 Trends in absolute number of elderly (70 and above years) in
India, its states and union territories 51
1.7 Composition of young old (60 69 years) and old old (70 and
above years) among elderly (60 and above years) in India, its
states and union territories (%) 53
1.8 Trends in overall growth rate (%) of the total population and
growth rate (%) of the elderly in India, its states and union
territories 55
1.9 Trends in the proportion (%) aged (60 and above years) for
males and females in India, its states and union territories 57
1.10 Sex ratio (number of females per 100 males) of the elderly in
different age groups in India, its states and union territories 59
1.11 Trends in the proportion (%) aged (60 and above years) in
urban and rural areas in India, its states and union territories 65
1.12 Trends in proportion (%) of elderly by sex and place of resi¬
dence (rural/urban) in India, its states and union territories 67
List of Tables Q
1.13 Trends in the percentage distribution of aged (60 and above
years) in urban and rural areas in India, its states and union
territories 70
1.14 Trends in total fertility rate for India, its states and union
territories 72
1.15 Trends in life expectancy at birth for India, its states and union
territories 74
1.16 Composition of population (%) by broad age groups of India,
its states and union territories 77
1.17 Trends in the median age of the population in India, its states
and union territories 82
1.18 Trends in the index of ageing for India, its states and union
territories 84
1.19 Dependency Ratios (%) of India, its states and union terri¬
tories 86
1.20 Literacy rate (%) among all ages and elderly persons 91
1.21 Percentage distribution of elderly (60+) by marital status,
1961 91 96
1.22 Percentage distribution of elderly (70+) by marital status,
1961 91 98
1.23 Percentage of currently married and widowed by sex and place
of residence among elderly in India, its states and union
territories 100
1.24 Work participation rate (%) among elderly persons by sex and
place of residence 107
1.25 Percentage of agricultural sector workers among aged work¬
ers in India, its states and union territories 113
1.26 Distribution (%) of aged workers in agricultural sector by dif¬
ferent categories by sex and residential background, 1961 91
in India, its states and union territories 115
1.27 Proportion (%) of main workers among elderly widows by
place of residence, 1981 121
1.28 Distribution of aged non workers by different categories for
India, its states and union territories (%), 1981 and 1991 122
1.29 Average household size in India, its states and union territo¬
ries, 1961 81 126
1.30 Distribution of households by number of members in the
household (%) 128
1.31 Percentage of male and female headed households in India, its
states and union territories, 1981 132
1.32 Distribution of households by different types in India, its
states and union territories (%), 1981 133
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1.33 Distribution of households by number of main workers in
India, its states and union territories (%), 1981 135
1.34 Distribution of households by number of married couples in
India, its states and union territories (%), 1981 137
2.1 Rate of Family Pension 155
2.2 Retirement cum Withdrawal Benefits 155
2.3 Numerical ceiling and qualifying financial entitlements for
National Old Age Pension Scheme, states and union territories 164
2.4 Number of health centres, per capita public health expendi¬
ture, hospitals and beds per 100,000 population in India, its
states and union territories 166
2.5 Amount to be invested (in Rs) 168
2.6 Age of entry and rate of return 169
2.7 Social welfare expenditure through various plans 177
2.8 Expenditure on social security and social welfare 178
2.9 Expenditure on three major pension schemes 186
2.10 Number of beneficiaries of Agricultural Workers Pension
Scheme in Kerala 187
2.11 Kerala destitute/widow/old age pension beneficiaries 188
2.12 Number of persons by type of disability, Kerala 189
2.13 SocialDisability Pension: details of beneficiaries 189
2.14 Pension for leprosy and cancer patients: beneficiaries and
expenditure 190
2.15 Coir Workers Welfare Fund contributions 193
2.16 Pension beneficiaries under the Coir Workers Welfare Fund 193
2.17 Schemes operated by Kerala Fishermen s Welfare Fund 197
2.18 Progress of welfare schemes to fishermen, 1992 197
2.19 Number of welfare schemes and their expenditure and bene¬
ficiaries 198
3.1 Salient findings of the NSS on elderly in India, 1986 87 213
3.2 Demographic background of the surveyed elderly, 1993 216
3.3 Percentage distribution of elderly according to work participa¬
tion, by selected background characteristics 219
3.4 Percentage distribution of elderly according to stated means
of subsistence 221
3.5 Proportion (%) of elderly by household size, by sex and mari¬
tal status 222
3.6 Percentage of elderly head of the household by age, sex and
marital status 222
3.7 Distribution of elderly by average household size 224
3.8 Percentage distribution of surveyed elderly by co residence
with children 224
List of Tables 11
3.9 Proportional distribution of elderly by frequency of children s
visits and their letter communication 225
3.10 Percentage distribution of elderly by self assessment of health
status and individual characteristics 227
3.11 Age sex distribution of the elderly by perennial health prob¬
lems and being bedridden during last one year 228
3.12 Percentage distribution of elderly by different handicaps 228
3.13 General feelings in order of priority 231
3.14 Percentage distribution of elderly with different ranges of
General Feeling Index by age, sex and marital status 232
3.15 Old age homes in India 233
3.16 Elderly care centres by auspices 235
3.17 Old age homes in India by auspices and activities 236
3.18 Elderly care homes for various types of persons 237
3.19 Mode of services of old age homes in India by their auspices 238
3.20 Old age homes capacity in India by auspices and their activities 240
3.21 Old age homes capacity in India by auspices and for sex 241
3.22 Doctor facility availability for the institutions by mode of
finance 243
3.23 Vehicle facility available for the institutions by its mode of
finance 244
3.24 Recreational facility available for the institutions by its mode
of finance 245
3.25 Present rush of getting admission to old age homes in India 247
3.26 Present needs of the old age homes in India 248
4.1 Participants in Group I: Details of demographic, social, eco¬
nomic and living arrangements 269
4.2 Participants in Group II: Details of demographic, social, eco¬
nomic and living arrangements 274
4.3 Participants in Group III: Details of demographic, social, eco¬
nomic and living arrangements 278
4.4 Participants in Group IV: Details of demographic, social, eco¬
nomic and living arrangements 283
4.5 Participants in Group V: Details of demographic, social, eco¬
nomic and living arrangements 288
5.1 Brief details of the cases studied 295
6.1 Age cut off points and proportion aged in India, 1981 2021 326
6.2 The differential proportion of aged under the assumption of
increasing cut off points for determining elderly, India, 1981
2021 327
6.3 Survival beyond 60 years by sex 328
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6.4 Proposed age at retirement for males and females, India,
1981 2021 330
6.5 Female life cycle, India, 1981 331
6.6 The revised set of old age dependency ratios for India and its
major states, 1981 333
6.7 The revised set of old age dependency ratios for India and its
major states, 1991 334
List of Figures
1.1 Proportion elderly (60+) in India, 1961 2021 23
1.2 Age composition of population of India, 1961 2021 29
1.3 Population age pyramids of India 30
1.4 Trends in dependency ratios in India, 1961 2021 32
2.1 Population pyramids of Kerala 183
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