Gender differences in income sources of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia.
Objectives of this study were to identify and compare the sources and amounts of income received by elderly males and females. Specifically, this study examined gender differences in income receipt for a sample of 1,841 residents of Peninsular Malaysia who were aged 55-75. Significant differences we...
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| author | Masud, Jariah Haron, Sharifah Azizah Gikonyo, Lucy Wamuyu |
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| description | Objectives of this study were to identify and compare the sources and amounts of income received by elderly males and females. Specifically, this study examined gender differences in income receipt for a sample of 1,841 residents of Peninsular Malaysia who were aged 55-75. Significant differences were found in the source and amount of income of elderly males and females. Although the majority of elderly of both genders received income from their children, there were profound gender differences in the receipt of work-related and investment-related income. |
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| spelling | upm-148552015-10-23T03:36:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14855/ Gender differences in income sources of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia. Masud, Jariah Haron, Sharifah Azizah Gikonyo, Lucy Wamuyu Objectives of this study were to identify and compare the sources and amounts of income received by elderly males and females. Specifically, this study examined gender differences in income receipt for a sample of 1,841 residents of Peninsular Malaysia who were aged 55-75. Significant differences were found in the source and amount of income of elderly males and females. Although the majority of elderly of both genders received income from their children, there were profound gender differences in the receipt of work-related and investment-related income. Springer Verlag 2008-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14855/1/Gender%20differences%20in%20income%20sources%20of%20the%20elderly%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf Masud, Jariah and Haron, Sharifah Azizah and Gikonyo, Lucy Wamuyu (2008) Gender differences in income sources of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 29 (4 ). pp. 623-633. ISSN 1058-0476, ESSN: 1573-3475 http://link.springer.com/ 10.1007/s10834-008-9125-8 English |
| spellingShingle | Masud, Jariah Haron, Sharifah Azizah Gikonyo, Lucy Wamuyu Gender differences in income sources of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia. |
| title | Gender differences in income sources of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia. |
| title_full | Gender differences in income sources of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia. |
| title_fullStr | Gender differences in income sources of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender differences in income sources of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia. |
| title_short | Gender differences in income sources of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia. |
| title_sort | gender differences in income sources of the elderly in peninsular malaysia. |
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