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Socioeconomic resources and living arrangements of older adults in Lebanon
— who chooses to live alone? | | Author(s) | Rania A. Tohme, Kathryn M. Yount, Sara Yassine, Olla Shideed, Abla Mehio Sibai |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 31, part 1, January 2011 |
| Pages | pp 1-17 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Lebanon ; Social change ; Socio-economic groups [elderly] ; Living alone ; Income [older people]. |
| Annotation | During recent decades, Lebanon has experienced demographic and social changes which, coupled with political instability, have led to waves of youth migration and a higher proportion of older adults living alone. This paper aims to assess the levels of various living arrangements and to examine the correlates of living alone, with a focus on economic resources. Findings reveal that 12 per cent of older adults in Lebanon lived alone (17.3 per cent of women and 6.2 per cent of men). Financially better-off older adults and those who reported being satisfied with their income were, respectively, 4.4 and 1.7 times significantly more likely to live alone than their counterparts. The incomes of Lebanese older adults were mainly provided by their children (74.8%) and a relatively small share derived from pension schemes. Contrary to findings from other Arab countries, variations in living arrangements among Lebanese older adults seem to follow the western model whereby wealthier older individuals are more likely to live alone and to be residentially independent. Further studies are warranted to examine to what extent this trend is the result of past migration of adult children who are now established elsewhere and sending remittances home. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110224001 A |
| Classmark | 7GT: TMH: F:T4: K8: JF |
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