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Urbanization, ageing and migration
— some evidence from African settlements in Cape Town | | Author(s) | A Sagner |
| Journal title | Southern African Journal of Gerontology, vol 6, no 2, October 1997 |
| Pages | pp 13-19 |
| Keywords | Living in the community ; Quality of life ; Economic status [elderly] ; Poverty ; Urban areas ; Older people ; Adults ; Social surveys ; South Africa. |
| Annotation | This paper is based on secondary analysis of data from the 1995 Western Cape Community Housing Trust (WCCHT) study on the demographic and socioeconomic dynamics of the African population in the Metropolitan Cape Town area. The sample of 807 households included 113 households with older people. Statistical information on household composition, housing and infrastructure, standard of living, household economy, migration and mobility, community integration and perceived quality of life are drawn together for younger and older households. The analysis shows that the often reported poverty of older African households is not simply due to their predominantly rural character. Compared to their younger urban counterparts, older households in Metropolitan Cape Town were found to be significantly economically disadvantaged, partly due to the fact that their pensions are used to support their extended families. Older people have participated in the recent mobility upsurge, albeit on a smaller scale than younger people. In addition, older people appear to be part of an integrated urban/rural nexus, which needs to be researched further. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980225403 A |
| Classmark | K4: F:59: F:W: W6: RK: B: SD: 3F: 7PM |
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