Economic Disadvantage Among Older People in Rural Indonesia: Risk and Protective Factors

Abstract

Little research attention has been given to investigative inequalities in the economic wellbeing of older persons in rural Indonesia. This paper aims to investigate factors contributing to the level of the economic disadvantage of older persons and the influence of financial support from adult children in relieving old-age poverty. Data are drawn from the 2016 Ageing in Rural Indonesian Study (ARIS). The sample size was 1,629 respondents collected from six villages across Indonesia. Using a multidimensional economic disadvantage measure, we found that 12% of older persons in the study sites have economic disadvantage. Risk factors of economic disadvantage include being female, having non-mig..