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Poverty among elderly Asian Americans in the twenty-first century
- Authors:
- PHUA VoonChin, MCNALLY James W., PARK Keong-Suk
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Poverty, 11(2), 2007, pp.73-92.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Data from the 2000 US Census are used to examine differences in the poverty status of elderly Asians by marital status, household structure and place of birth. The results highlight the heterogeneity of the population with, for example, elderly Japanese people less likely to be living in poverty than those from other Asian backgrounds. Similarly, there is considerable variation in the results when analysed by immigration status: immigrants, overall, have a higher risk of living in poverty than US-born respondents, but there are considerable differences between ethnic groups. Living with family members confers a comparative financial advantage on elderly Asian Americans but the authors argue that this pattern of living may be a response to poverty rather than an expression of preference. Until more detailed data are collected on this section of the elderly population, many assumptions about the ageing life-course of Asian Americans will remain speculative. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Asian older people: housing, health and access to services
- Authors:
- AHMAD Waqar I. U., WALKER Reg
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 17(2), March 1997, pp.141-165.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports the findings of a survey of Asian older people in Bradford. For a high proportion, their condition was characterised by poverty, limited entitlements, inadequate housing, low levels of knowledge of health and social services, and problems of access to welfare benefits, health and social care. The situation of women was of particular concern. The study also highlights the problems of divided families, caused by restrictive immigration rules, resulting in many elderly people having no family support in this country.
Life in a cold climate
- Authors:
- JADEJA Shiraj, SINGH John
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.4.93, 1993, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Black elders suffer greater poverty than their white counterparts. Looks at how their present socioeconomic position has arisen and identifies three areas of concern: policies of charging for services; resource allocation to areas where black elders are concentrated; and care managers who hold budgets which may doubly penalise them under the Community Care Act.
The equalities review: interim report for consultation
- Author:
- THE EQUALITIES REVIEW
- Publisher:
- The Equalities Review
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 120p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Over the last year an independent panel has been undertaking a government sponsored Equalities Review. The panel was charged with investigating the causes of persistent discrimination and inequality in British society. The Interim Report sets out the panel’s findings on the extent of inequalities in the UK, offers some early conclusions about how those inequalities might be addressed and proposes a framework for determination of priorities for action. It also identifies eleven current challenges where there are critical penalties causing inequality, which are: poor children, particularly boys, and certain ethnic groups are more likely to experience less stimulating home learning environments; ethnic minority children are less likely to attend pre-school education; raising the attainment of under-performing ethnic minority pupils, particularly in the primary years; reducing exclusions among boys and certain ethnic minorities; the educational attainment of lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers who have suffered homophobic bullying; the employment prospects of Pakistani and Bangladeshi young people not in employment education or training; older women with low levels of literacy; the job prospects of lone and partnered women after having children; the job prospects of Pakistani and Bangladeshi women; the job prospects of some disabled people; the job prospects and quality of life of older people after a bereavement of a partner or a parent.
Voices of older people from Asia-Pacific
- Author:
- HELPAGE INTERNATIONAL
- Publisher:
- HelpAge International
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- Chiang Mai, Thailand
Poor older people across the Asia Pacific region have long been worried about poverty and poor health. Reductions in support provided by the traditional extended family, and the impacts of HIV/AIDS and emergencies, are more recent concerns. Two underlying issues are social, political and economic exclusion, and gender biases. Poor older people are excluded by design or by default from a range of programmes.
The effects of the U.S. public welfare system upon elderly Korean immigrants' independent living arrangements
- Authors:
- SUNG Kyu-taik, KIM Mee Hye
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Poverty, 6(4), 2002, pp.83-93.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA