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Labour migration and change in older people's living arrangements: The case of Kanchanaburi Demographic Surveillance System (KDSS), Thailand

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2008-09-01

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15448452
15448444

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10.1002/psp.494

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2-s2.0-57849122023

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Mahidol University

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Population, Space and Place. Vol.14, No.5 (2008), 419-432

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Min Qin, Sureeporn Punpuing, Philip Guest, Pramote Prasartkul Labour migration and change in older people's living arrangements: The case of Kanchanaburi Demographic Surveillance System (KDSS), Thailand. Population, Space and Place. Vol.14, No.5 (2008), 419-432. doi:10.1002/psp.494 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/19908

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Labour migration and change in older people's living arrangements: The case of Kanchanaburi Demographic Surveillance System (KDSS), Thailand

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Min Qin
 Sureeporn Punpuing
 Philip Guest
 Pramote Prasartkul

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Mahidol University

Abstract

This study involves an investigation of changes in older people's living arrangements in the context of a 4-round panel design from the Kanchanaburi Demographic Surveillance System (KDSS), Thailand. The respondents were 2320 persons aged 60 and above, who were co-residing with family members in addition to, or other than, their spouse at the time of the first round of the census. Survival analysis is used to interpret the data. Results indicate that labour migration plays an important role in changes in the living arrangements of older people. Migration increases the risk of living alone. Other demographic and socio-economic factors of importance include the marital status of older people, economic security, household assets, household size, and household members living nearby. The paper concludes by discussing policy implications of the findings. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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