Aging Survey 2006
Sri Lanka, 2006
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Reference ID
LKA_2006_AS_v01_M
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Human Development Unit - South Asia Region
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What role or responsibility do they perform? (A4_4_2)
Data file: Elders_Final_May24V1
Overview
Valid:
33
Invalid:
2380
Minimum:
2
Maximum:
15
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
543
End:
544
Width:
2
Range:
2 - 15
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to advise the Government on the promotion of the welfare and the rights of elders | 0 |
0%
|
| 2 | to recommend programmes to the Government and the other appropriate bodies.. | 3 |
9.1%
|
| 3 | to take all necessary measures to protect the welfare and rights of elders | 7 |
21.2%
|
| 4 | to organise lectures, seminars, workshops and other programmes in schools | 3 |
9.1%
|
| 5 | to ensure the adoption and compliance with relevant international declarations | 0 |
0%
|
| 6 | to maintain accurate and up to date statistics relating to elders | 1 |
3%
|
| 7 | to promote studies and research to identify principal causes of the problems of elders | 0 |
0%
|
| 8 | to provide publicity through all appropriate means to the findings of the studies | 0 |
0%
|
| 9 | Establishments of welfare centers, recreation centers, day care centers etc | 7 |
21.2%
|
| 10 | To monitor & coordinate programmes & schemes initiated and implemented by gov & NGO’s. | 2 |
6.1%
|
| 11 | to maintain a directory of paid and unpaid job opportunities available to elders | 5 |
15.2%
|
| 12 | to maintain a directory of elders according to their talents and expertise for the reference of the public. | 2 |
6.1%
|
| 13 | To facilitate elders to obtain necessary legal advice and assist elders to get compensation from children | 2 |
6.1%
|
| 14 | Preparing younger generation to confront old age with confidence and courage | 0 |
0%
|
| 15 | Others (Please Specify)…… | 1 |
3%
|
| Sysmiss | 2380 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.