The Demographics of Ageing

The transition in the demographics of ageing in India is unique and occurs as a consequence of the changes in fertility and mortality. Predictions regarding the future demographic structure and the composition of the ageing population serve to prepare mor

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Senior Citizens of India Emerging Challenges and Concerns

Senior Citizens of India

S. Irudaya Rajan Udaya S. Mishra •

Senior Citizens of India Emerging Challenges and Concerns

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S. Irudaya Rajan Centre for Development Studies Ulloor, Medical College P.O. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Udaya S. Mishra Centre for Development Studies Ulloor, Medical College P.O. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

ISBN 978-981-15-7739-0 ISBN 978-981-15-7740-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7740-6

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1 Prologue to Ageing Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 The State of Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 The Knowledge Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3.1 The National Sample Survey, Round 60, 2004 . . . . . 1.3.2 The National Sample Survey, Round 71, 2014 . . . . . 1.3.3 The LASI Pilot Survey 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3.4 The LASI Survey 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3.5 The Indian Human Development Surveys, I (2004) and II (2011–12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3.6 SAGE Waves 0(2002–2004), 1(2007–2010), 2(2014–15), and 3(2018–19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3.7 The Longitudinal Kerala Ageing Survey I (6 Waves)—2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019 . 1.3.8 The Longitudinal Kerala Ageing Survey II (3 Waves)—2013, 2016 and 2019 . . .