ACTIVE AGEING INDEX IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA Olga GAGAUZ, PhD in Sociology, Head of the Centre for Demographic Research, NIER Academy of Sciences of Moldova [email protected]Mariana BUCIUCEANU-VRABIE, PhD in Sociology, Associate Researcher [email protected]Centre for Demographic Research, NIER Academy of Sciences of Moldova www.ccd.md
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ACTIVE AGEING INDEX IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA · health and dental care 72,6 88,2 Independent living arrangements 72,6 84,2 Relative median income ... Social connectedness 32,2 49,0
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ACTIVE AGEING INDEX IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Olga GAGAUZ, PhD in Sociology, Head of the Centre for Demographic Research, NIER
Physical exerciseNo unmet needs of health and dental care
Independent living arrangementsRelative median income
No poverty riskNo material deprivation
Physical safetyLifelong learning
RLE achievement of 50 years at age 55Share of healthy life years in the RLE at age 55
Mental well-being
Use of ICTSocial connectedness
Educational attainment
Gender differences in the composite active ageing indicators, percentage points
1
2
3
4
15,3
19,5
3,3
6,3
3,0
6,9
1,2
1,7
3,20,7
12,0
17,0
0,7
2,516,1
0,1
9,6
8,9
6,6
1,29,0
16,7
The barriers for active ageing are rooted in the poor health and in the poor functioning of social life spheres, which don’t provide a decent standard of living, opportunities for participation and integration in the labour market and in the society, as well as don’t ensure the personal security.
As a conclusion …
According to the AAI results in Moldova active and healthy ageing is inaccessible for almost 3/4 of the population aged 55 and older.
The results indicate the need to develop and implement coherent actions at sectorial level, which should improve the quality of life of older people and enable active aging. The primary focus should be concentrate on three pillars: health, participation, security
In order to have a continuity of data and to enable the calculation of composite indicators and the Active Ageing Index for Moldova (which will ensure comparability with other countries), it is necessary to supplement and adjust the tools of the Labour Force Survey and the Household Budget Survey according to UNECE methodology requirements. An alternative method would be to carry regular social survey, at least once every two years, that could cover 13 statistical variables which cannot be extracted from current national statistical databases.
In the context of demographic ageing recorded in Moldova in the last decades, adjusting to active ageing policies and capitalization on the potential of older population is a mandatory requirement for the future sustainability of the country development.