Aging Survey 2006

Sri Lanka, 2006

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LKA_2006_AS_v01_M

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https://doi.org/10.48529/gqyf-1b05

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Human Development Unit - South Asia Region

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In your opinion what is the best living arrangement for the elderly? (q5_5_13)

Data file: Older Adult2

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Valid: 2413

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 9

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 449

End: 449

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Value	Category	Cases
1	Live alone/live with spouse	316	13.1%
2	Live with son	671	27.8%
3	Live with daughter	667	27.6%
4	Live with other close relatives	22	0.9%
5	Live in old age homes	21	0.9%
6	Other (Specify)	709	29.4%
9		7	0.3%

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.

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