VARIATIONS IN PREFERENCE FOR PUBLIC CARE SUPPORTS AMONG THE ELDERLY IN SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA

 

Moses Akanbi1*, Theophilus Fadayomi2, Onipede Wusu3, Akanni Akinyemi4, Dominic Azuh5, Adebanke Olawole-Isaac6, & Muyiwa Oladosun7

1Dr., Demography & Social Statistics Program, Department of Economics & Development Studies, Covenant University, Nigeria, moses.akanbi@covenantuniversity.edu.ng

2Prof., Department of Economics, Faculty of Humanities and Management Sciences, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo state, Nigeria, theophilus.fadayomi@elizadeuniversity.edu.ng

3Associate Prof., Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lagos State University, Ojoo, Lagos state, Nigeria, onipede.wusu@lasu.edu.ng

4Assoc. Prof., Department of Demography & Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Nigeria, akakanni@oauife.edu.ng

5Dr., Demography & Social Statistics Program, Department of Economics & Development Studies, Covenant University, Nigeria, dominic.azuh@covenantuniversity.edu.ng

6Ms., Demography & Social Statistics Program, Department of Economics & Development Studies, Covenant University, Nigeria, adebanke.olawole-isaac@covenantuniversity.edu.ng

7Dr., Demography & Social Statistics Program, Department of Economics & Development Studies, Covenant University, Nigeria, muyiwa.oladosun@covenantuniversity.edu.ng

*Corresponding author

 

Abstract

The study examined variations in preference for Public care Supports among the Elderly in South-Western Nigeria. The data for this study were extracted from Author’s 2012 elderly survey of 50 years and above using structured interviews. The data were analysed using univariate, bivariate, Focus group discussion and one-way Analyses of variance (1-Way ANOVA) techniques. The major findings of the study indicate that variables of elderly such as: age, education, marital status, marriage-type, employment, religion, ethnicity, and means of livelihood and usual place of residence have apparent variations in low-preferences for public care-supports in the study locations. Also, the significant socio-demographic variables of respondents that indicate preference for public care supports are: marital status (p=0.026), religious affiliation (p=0.027), and means of livelihood (p=0.015). The study concludes that there are variables of respondents with little or no variation and apparent variations in low preference for public care support among the elderly in Southwestern Nigeria. Thus, the study recommend that public institutional care which can be community-based in order to take care of the elderly in extended family should be considered as a desirable social institution any time from now in Southwestern Nigeria.

Keywords: Public care supports, Preference, Variations

 


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CITATION: Abstracts & Proceedings of ADVED 2017 - 3rd International Conference on Advances in Education and Social Sciences, 9-11 October 2017- Istanbul, Turkey

ISBN: 978-605-82433-0-9