Up to 63 percent
of Vietnam's elderly people are living in disadvantaged situations, the
Institute of Social and Medical Studies revealed at the launch of the national
survey on elderly people on May 4.
The result is part of the first-ever national
survey in Vietnam . The survey collected information on the socio-economic
characteristics, health status and living conditions of 4,000 Vietnamese
elderly aged 50 in 12 different cities and provinces nation-wide from April
2011 to April 2012.
Speaking at the launch, Dam Huu Dac, standing vice
chairman of the Vietnam Elderly Association, said that Vietnam is experiencing
a demographic transition towards an aging towards 2035.
"The survey will be a data base for further
supportive policies for the elderly in Vietnam ," he said.
Results from the survey showed that apart from weak
health conditions and restricted ability in accessing health care services,
seven percent of elderly people were living in temporary houses and faced
financial difficulties.
Doctor Giang Thanh Long of the Institute of Public
Policy and Management and head of the research team, said that 30 percent of
elderly incomes came from employment.
However, most had unstable incomes as they suffered
from ill health. Restriction in knowledge, proven by one third of elderly
people over 80 unable to write or read, also made their lives worse, he said.
The survey was jointly implemented by Indochina
Research and Consulting, the Institute of Social and Medical Studies and the
Vietnam Women’s Union.
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