Economic activity in post retirement life in India / Preeti Dhillon and Laishram Ladusingh.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Dhillon, Preeti, author.

Contributor:

Ladusingh, Laishram.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population and Demography.

India.

Local Subjects:

Population and Demography.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (17 pages)

Contained In:

Asia-Pacific Population Journal Vol. 26, no. 3, p. 55-71 26:3<55 1564-4278

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The article analyses trends in work participation and working life expectancy in post retirement life of persons aged 60 plus by primary, secondary and tertiary sectors to examine a correlation between longevity and post retirement economic activity in India. It was found that in India the average length of working life at 60 plus is 9.8 years for males and 3.9 years for females. Though the life expectancy at 60 plus for males had increased by 2.9 years over the period 1971-2001, working life expectancy for males had decreased marginally by 0.1 years during the same reference period. On the other hand, with a 4.2 year gain in longevity at age 60 plus among females during 1971-2001, their working life expectancy increased by 2.4 years during the same reference period. Work participation has shifted from the primary to the formal sector, which indicates an increase in productive activity in the post retirement period.

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