Demography of Indian aging, 2001-2051

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 11-30

  Rajan, S Irudaya ^a   Sarma, P Sankara ^b   Mishra, U S ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (India)

^b SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Elderly in India; Literacy among the aged; Old age dependency; Population aging

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; INDIA; MARRIAGE; POLICY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INDIA; MARITAL STATUS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 1542597963     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v15n02_02     Document Type: Article

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