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Vulnerability of Vietnamese Elderly to Poverty: Determinants and Policy Implications *
Author(s) -
Giang Long T.,
Pfau Wade D.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
asian economic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.345
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1467-8381
pISSN - 1351-3958
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8381.2009.02022.x
Subject(s) - remittance , poverty , vulnerability (computing) , vietnamese , marital status , social security , demographic economics , socioeconomics , economics , rural area , development economics , ethnic group , geography , economic growth , political science , sociology , demography , market economy , population , linguistics , philosophy , computer security , computer science , law
We identify determinants of elderly poverty in Vietnam using household survey data from 2004. The elderly living in urban and rural areas face significantly different conditions. Some factors impact poverty in both urban and rural areas (e.g. age, marital status, region and remittance receipts), some factors are insignificant in both areas (e.g. living arrangements and household head characteristics) and some factors have a differing impact in the two areas (e.g. gender, ethnicity, and household composition and size). With these findings, we formulate policy priorities, including reducing regional disparities, promoting the rural economy and reforming social security.