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Including Older Adults in Development Goals: Is Subjective Wellbeing the Answer? A Case Study of Older South Africans

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  • Margaret Ralston
  • Enid Schatz
  • Nirmala Naidoo
  • Paul Kowal

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Measures of subjective wellbeing are gaining importance as indicators of overall societal progress, yet the majority of studies come from higher income countries. This paper explores the relationship between human development indicators and measures of subjective wellbeing among persons aged 50-plus in South Africa. Using the first nationally representative population-based study of older South Africans, WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (WHO SAGE), this paper adds to a small but growing literature on subjective wellbeing in lower-income countries. Results indicate that education, socio-economic status and health are, in fact, correlated with measures of subjective wellbeing, but the relationships and strength of the relationships differ depending on the measure used to assess wellbeing.

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  • Margaret Ralston & Enid Schatz & Nirmala Naidoo & Paul Kowal, 2018. "Including Older Adults in Development Goals: Is Subjective Wellbeing the Answer? A Case Study of Older South Africans," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(4), pages 702-718, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:54:y:2018:i:4:p:702-718
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2017.1311406
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    1. Giulia Ferrari, 2022. "What is wellbeing for rural South African women? Textual analysis of focus group discussion transcripts and implications for programme design and evaluation," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 9(1), pages 1-15, December.

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