| Title |
Migration and the Multi-Dimensional Well-Being of Elderly Persons in Georgia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Population Ageing, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12062-017-9176-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jennifer Waidler, Michaella Vanore, Franziska Gassmann, Melissa Siegel |
| Abstract |
High rates of migration coupled with low formal social protection provisions may place many members of the elderly Georgian population in precarious living conditions that promote vulnerability and limit well-being achievement. This potential connection has been poorly explored in past literature, however, suggesting a need to better assess how the migration of an adult child may influence the multidimensional well-being of the elderly in Georgia. Using a novel dataset comprising 2202 elderly individuals across all regions of Georgia (excepting the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia), this paper proposes a multidimensional well-being index that has been specifically designed to encompass the unique resources and constraints faced by elderly individuals in different age cohorts. Following the construction of a multidimensional well-being index-comprised of domains including physical health and independence, housing well-being, social well-being, and emotional well-being-the outcomes of elderly individuals are compared by age and the presence/absence of adult children due to migration. Findings suggest that the migration status of an elderly person's adult children is related to the attainment of well-being. Elderly individuals with a migrant child are more likely to attain well-being in physical health as well as in the overall multidimensional well-being index. |
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| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 29% |
| Poland | 1 | 14% |
| Germany | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 1 | 14% |
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| Scientists | 3 | 43% |
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| Unknown | 49 | 100% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 10% |
| Researcher | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Unknown | 20 | 41% |
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| Social Sciences | 10 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 8% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 6% |
| Psychology | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 7 | 14% |
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