Title Independence in ageing : the social and financial circumstances of older overseas-born Australians / Christine Benham and Diane Gibson with Bella Holmes and Don Rowland

Published Canberra, ACT : Dept. of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2000

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Description 114 pages ; 25 cm Contents 1. Introduction -- Aim and content -- 2. Demographic change -- Immigration 'waves' and population ageing -- Immigration in later life -- Spatial distribution -- Size of immigrant groups -- Change over time (55+) -- Change over time (75+) -- English proficiency country groups -- Sex ratio -- 3. Family characteristics -- Marital status - Marital status, age and sex -- Living arrangements -- Living arrangements, age and sex -- Number of children -- 4. English proficiency -- English as the only language spoken at home -- English as a foreign language -- English acquisition and proficiency over time -- English proficiency within specific migrant communities -- 5. Education and qualifications -- Educational attainment -- Sex and educational attainment -- Age and educational attainment -- Recognition of overseas qualifications -- 6. Labour force participation -- Australian and overseas-born labour force participation -- EP groups and labour force participation -- Changing patterns of participation over time: male -- Changing patterns of participation over time: females -- Changing patterns of employment by industry -- 7. Income and housing -- Income -- Income, age and sex -- Housing -- Housing, age and sex -- 8. Pensions, retirement and superannuation -- Pensions -- Superannuation coverage -- Retirement -- Retirement and income -- 9. Health status and service us -- Health status : self-assessed health -- Health status: SF-36 -- Need for assistance -- Serivce use -- 10. Conclusion -- EP group 1 -- EP group 2 -- EP group 3 -- EP group 4.rger Analysis Ethnic aged Federal issue Household income People of non English speaking backgrounds Population ageing Retirement Statistical sources Notes "A report prepared for the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare" AIHW Cat. No. AGE 15 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Also available on the Internet: http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/5762 Commonwealth of Australia 2000 Subject Aging -- Economic aspects -- Australia. Aging -- Social aspects -- Australia. Immigrants -- Australia -- Statistics. Immigrants -- Australia -- Economic conditions. Minority older people -- Australia -- Economic conditions -- Statistics. Minority older people -- Australia -- Social conditions -- Statistics. Minority older people -- Australia -- Statistics. Older immigrants -- Australia -- Statistics. Older people -- Care -- Australia -- Costs. Older people -- Government policy -- Australia. Genre/Form Statistics. Author Benham, Christine. Gibson, Diane, 1954- Australia. Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. LC no. 2001326199 ISBN 0646390678

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