India's elderly : burden or challenge? /

India's elderly : burden or challenge? /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Irudaya Rajan, S. (Sebastian), 1959-
Imprint:	New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1999.
Description:	356 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Aged -- India -- Social conditions -- Statistics. Aged -- India -- Economic conditions -- Statistics. Aged -- Government policy -- India -- Statistics. Age distribution (Demography) -- India. Age distribution (Demography) Older people -- Economic conditions. Older people -- Government policy. Older people -- Social conditions. Population policy. India -- Population policy. India -- Statistics, Vital. India. Statistics. Vital statistics.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3964324

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Other authors / contributors:	Miśra, Umāśaṅkara. Sarma, P. Sankara, 1959-
ISBN:	076199291X (cloth) 8170367522 (India : hb)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-353) and index.

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Summary:	In this book the authors present a comprehensive account of the different dimensions of elderly life in India. A unique feature of this book is the demographic assessment ( based on projections of the elderly in 25 states and 7 union territorial) of the number of India′s elderly up to the year 2021. Using Census data, their socio-economic characteristics, such as, level of literacy, work, sex ratio, marital and health status, rural-urban distribution, and living arrangements are discussed.
Physical Description:	356 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-353) and index.
ISBN:	076199291X 8170367522