Does education influence the value of older persons? Assessing socio- demographic determinants of older persons’ value in Uganda
Demography
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Issue: 2
(11 - 2017)
Although older persons make substantial contribution to their communities, there is paucity of
information on determinants of their value in Uganda. This study of 605 older persons from 4 rural
districts and one urban centre examines socio-demographic determinants of the value of older persons
in the country. The findings from a binary logistic regression indicate that older persons who were aged
60-69, educated to primary and above, owned land, with migrant children, with limb ill-health and lived
in the Western, Northern and Kampala urban regions of the country were more likely to have high
aggregate value than those who were aged 80+, uneducated, landless, with no migrant children, with
no limb ill-health and lived in the Central region. It is recommended that later-life socioeconomic
programmes be designed, learner access and retention in education system be increased and a special
age fund be established for all.
Key Words: Value Aggregate value
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