Gender Differences in Years of Good Life Among Older Adults in India
Author Information
Author(s): Chakraborty Ruchira
Primary Institution: International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Hypothesis
The study investigates the heterogeneities in healthy life among older adults in India using a novel concept of counting ‘expected years of good life’.
Conclusion
The study found that while women live longer, they do not necessarily have more years of good life compared to men.
Supporting Evidence
- At age 50, men have 13.9 years of good life while women have 11.3 years.
- Women’s longer life expectancy does not equate to more years of good life.
- Inter-state variability shows significant differences in good life years across regions in India.
Takeaway
This study looks at how many good years older people in India can expect to live, showing that women may live longer but have fewer good years than men.
Methodology
The study used Sullivan’s method to compute remaining good life years based on the LASI wave-I dataset.
Participant Demographics
Older adults in India, with a focus on gender differences.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
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