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Indicators of Elderly Health by Region, age 60 up, 2010, (fig. 11)
Elderly
Population
Working
Labor
In Good
Health
In Poor Health
But Living
Not Receiving
Retirement
Cannot Live
Independently
Region
(age 60 up)
Jobs %
%
Independently % Pensions %
%
Tibet (TAR)
20828
24.7
26.4
21.5
30.4
22
Hainan TAP
3494
19.1
33
17.1
6.6
4.2
Huangnan TAP
2138
17.4
28.9
16.1
4.7
8.5
Guoluo TAP
1358
17.9
18
25.3
2.9
4.7
Yushu TAP
2672
14.3
11.1
39
2.2
11
Ngawa TAP
10149
26.7
41.2
14.9
6.4
4
Ganzi TAP
10718
25.9
33.7
19.8
6.9
5.7
Gannan TAP
8530
19.8
30.2
18.4
4.1
3.8
What the census says about elderly health:
* Ngawa has the highest percentage of elders working labor jobs (27%)
as well as the highest percentage of elders in GOOD health (41%).
* Guoluo and Yushu have the POOREST elder health signs, lagging far behind other areas.
Only 18% of elders in Guoluo and 11 % in Yushu reported good health.
* The TAR has by far the highest number of elderly who are NOT receiving pensions (30%),
whereas more than 90% in the other regions are receiving pensions.
* The TAR also has the highest number of elders who cannot live independently (22%).
Statistics Source: Sixth National Population Census of China 2010View entire presentation