Rural Eldery In India : Perspectives And Issues (Hardbound)

This book is an outcome of the cross-sectional and empirical study carried out among about 1200 elderly persons belonging to four Community Development Blocks of a highly industrialized district (Coimbatore) in Tamil Nadu. The major focus of this research work is on diverse issues related to rural elderly' socio-economic differentials among men and women, living arrangements, socio-familial interactions as well as intergenerational contacts of the elderly, in addition to their health status, disabilities and utilization of heath care services. The analysis is not just restricted to frequency and cross-tabulations with suitable tests of significance, but also made use of advanced multivariate statistical techniques like binary logistic regression.