The effect of household poverty on the economic activity of the elderly in Indonesia
ISSN: 1366-3666
Article publication date: 14 March 2023
Issue publication date: 8 February 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to analyse the condition of the elderly in poor households which includes two things. The first is the characteristics of the elderly in poor households and the effect of poverty on the economic activities of the elderly.
Design/methodology/approach
This research uses secondary data from the 2020 National Social Economic Survey.
Findings
Poverty status of households is proven to have an effect on the participation of the workforce and the work participation of the elderly. The poor elderly tend to have a greater chance of participation in economic activities than the non-poor elderly. The absence of pension and old age insurance also causes the elderly to continue working until old age. Working is one of the survival mechanisms for the elderly.
Originality/value
This research has analysed the two population problems, which are the aging population and poverty.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada for providing funding for this research and also the Central Bureau of Statistics for granting permission to use the 2020 national socio-economic survey data.
Citation
, S., Munawaroh, T., Lestari, F. and Anwar, D.F. (2024), "The effect of household poverty on the economic activity of the elderly in Indonesia", Working with Older People, Vol. 28 No. 1, pp. 20-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-10-2022-0046
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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