Exploring economic status of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia using net flow and net worth

Economically, as people reach retirement and start drawing on their savings and accumulated stocks of wealth, they may experience a lot of uncertainty as a result of lack of proper planning. In the developing world, elderly people are consistently among the poorest and most marginalized (Help Age In...

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Main Authors: Masud, Jariah, Haron, Sharifah Azizah, Gikonyo, Lucy Wamuyu
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Language:English
Published: Center for Promoting Ideas 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22690/
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author Masud, Jariah
Haron, Sharifah Azizah
Gikonyo, Lucy Wamuyu
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description Economically, as people reach retirement and start drawing on their savings and accumulated stocks of wealth, they may experience a lot of uncertainty as a result of lack of proper planning. In the developing world, elderly people are consistently among the poorest and most marginalized (Help Age International, 2000). This study sought to examine the economic status of the elderly using net flow and net worth. Four aspects of focus are Income, expenditure, assets and liabilities. The study also explored the Economic Status of elderly using four typologies (Positive net worth and Positive net flow, Negative net worth and Positive net flow, Positive net worth and Negative net flow, Negative net worth and Negative net flow). A total of 1841 elderly males and females from Peninsular Malaysia participated in the study. The findings revealed that elderly males and females differed in their economic status as indicated by their net flow and net worth. A significant proportion of both elderly males and females had positive net worth and net flow values.
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spelling upm-226902020-03-05T06:36:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22690/ Exploring economic status of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia using net flow and net worth Masud, Jariah Haron, Sharifah Azizah Gikonyo, Lucy Wamuyu Economically, as people reach retirement and start drawing on their savings and accumulated stocks of wealth, they may experience a lot of uncertainty as a result of lack of proper planning. In the developing world, elderly people are consistently among the poorest and most marginalized (Help Age International, 2000). This study sought to examine the economic status of the elderly using net flow and net worth. Four aspects of focus are Income, expenditure, assets and liabilities. The study also explored the Economic Status of elderly using four typologies (Positive net worth and Positive net flow, Negative net worth and Positive net flow, Positive net worth and Negative net flow, Negative net worth and Negative net flow). A total of 1841 elderly males and females from Peninsular Malaysia participated in the study. The findings revealed that elderly males and females differed in their economic status as indicated by their net flow and net worth. A significant proportion of both elderly males and females had positive net worth and net flow values. Center for Promoting Ideas 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22690/1/Exploring%20economic%20status%20of%20the%20elderly%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia%20using%20net%20flow%20and%20net%20worth.pdf Masud, Jariah and Haron, Sharifah Azizah and Gikonyo, Lucy Wamuyu (2012) Exploring economic status of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia using net flow and net worth. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2 (17). pp. 154-160. ISSN 2220-8488; ESSN: 2221-0989 https://www.ijhssnet.com/journal/index/1257
spellingShingle Masud, Jariah
Haron, Sharifah Azizah
Gikonyo, Lucy Wamuyu
Exploring economic status of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia using net flow and net worth
title Exploring economic status of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia using net flow and net worth
title_full Exploring economic status of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia using net flow and net worth
title_fullStr Exploring economic status of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia using net flow and net worth
title_full_unstemmed Exploring economic status of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia using net flow and net worth
title_short Exploring economic status of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia using net flow and net worth
title_sort exploring economic status of the elderly in peninsular malaysia using net flow and net worth
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22690/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22690/1/Exploring%20economic%20status%20of%20the%20elderly%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia%20using%20net%20flow%20and%20net%20worth.pdf