The Living Arrangements of Older Persons in Rural and Urban Settings of Srinagar and Indore Districts

Mubeena Khanday¹ , Varsha Patel² , Asma Jaan³

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.10 , Issue.2 , pp.46-52, Feb-2024

Online published on Feb 28, 2024

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Abstract :
Older people`s living situations typically have a significant role in influencing their overall quality of life. Later-life living arrangements are dynamic, subject to shifts brought about by life events including becoming a widow, facing financial difficulties, and having fewer family members available. In order to comprehend older people`s living arrangements and how they relate to their socioeconomic and demographic status, this study takes a descriptive method. Data was collected from 400 elderly respondents of the selected rural and urban areas through Purposive sampling technique. The data collected for the study was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Bivariate cross tabulation with chi-square test statistics were used to find out the association. The results of this study indicated that living with Son/s (Rural 70.5% and Urban 66.6%) was the most common type of living arrangement for older persons living in both rural and urban areas. Higher proportion 12.1% of the elderly from rural areas lived alone compared to their urban counterparts 6.1%. Proportion of elderly living alone was highest in the age group 60-70 years (Rural 4.7% and Urban 4.2%) This proportion reduced when the elderly moved to the age group 71-80 and 81-90 years and proportion of elderly females who lived alone 5.7% and 2.3% from the respective areas was higher than that of elderly males who lived alone 6.3% and 3.8%. The findings of this study revealed that there are not much urban rural differentials in living arrangement of elderly and living arrangements play a significant role in the life satisfaction and fulfillment of older persons and family will continue to be a significant social institution for the care and support for elderly in India.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Elderly people; living arrangements; socio-economic and demographic variables; rural and urban areas.

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