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Membership In Saving Funds And Preparation For Healthy Retired Life: Evidence From Thailand, Supaporn Kumruangrit, Pataporn Sukontamarn May 2562

Membership In Saving Funds And Preparation For Healthy Retired Life: Evidence From Thailand, Supaporn Kumruangrit, Pataporn Sukontamarn

Journal of Demography

The focus of this study is the relationship between membership in savings funds and preparation for old age in the area of physical health among the Thai population aged 50-59 years. Data were taken from the 2011 Survey of Older Persons in Thailand. The sample size for the study was 18,866, and probit regression was employed for the analysis. In this study, it was discovered that the highest proportion of the sample (76%) did not have any savings. About 11 percent were members of mandatory savings funds alone, and another 11 percent were members of voluntary savings funds alone, while …


Child Poverty, Physical & Mental Health In Maine, Katelyn Malloy Apr 2019

Child Poverty, Physical & Mental Health In Maine, Katelyn Malloy

Thinking Matters Symposium Archive

Children who live below the national poverty line account for nearly one fifth of Maine’s overall population. Child poverty is a determinant of health that can lead to negative health outcomes that affect childhood development, educational achievement, as well as physical and mental health. The purpose of this study was to identify five Maine counties with the highest rates of child poverty according to the national average. Comparison of poverty rates between counties were analyzed along with two leading health indicators – mental and physical distress. This study used 2016 county-level childhood poverty estimates, assessed by the American Community Survey …