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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
Academy of Sciences of Moldova
Mariana BUCIUCEANU-VRABIE,
PhD in Sociology, Associate Researcher
Centre for Demographic Research, NIER Academy of Sciences of Moldova
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Data sources for calculating the active ageing indicators in Moldova
Survey Year of
reference Organization
Age of
reference
Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2013
National Bureau of
Statistics (NBS)
55 + Household Budget Survey
(HBS) 2013
Time Use Survey (TUS) 2012 55 +
Discrimination, abuse and
violence against older
people
2014
Centre for
Demographic
Research (CDR);
HelpAge
International; UNFPA
60 +
Public Opinion Barometer
(POB) 2011
Institute of Public
Policy IPP 55 +
LFS and HBS
methodology, with some
exceptions, corresponds
with: EU Framework
Regulation of Labor
Research in the EU countries
and with the
recommendation set out in
the EUROSTAT Manual
“Household budget surveys
in the EU - Methodology and
recommendations for
harmonization.”
Some methodological
differences are related to
national needs and specifics.
Active Ageing Index (AAI)
Employment
rate at age Moldova EU-28
55-59 49,0 62,2
60-64 27,6 31,5
65-69 13,4 11,6
70-74 6,6 6,1
%
Participation in
society Moldova EU-28
Voluntary
activities 4,4 8,9
Care to children, grandchildren
31,0 32,5
Care to older adults
3,8 12,9
Political
participation 1,9 17,2
%
Independent, healthy & secure living
Moldova EU-28
Physical exercise 14,0 15,6
No unmet needs of
health and dental care72,6 88,2
Independent living arrangements
72,6 84,2
Relative median
income54,6 86,3
No poverty risk 84,1 93,0
No material
deprivation57,4 90,0
Physical safety 39,6 69,3
Lifelong learning 0,3 4,5
%
Capacity and enabling environment for active &
healty ageing
Moldova EU-28
Remaining life expectancy at
age 55, as a share of the target
of 50 years
43,2 53,8
Share of healthy life years in
the remaining life expectancy
at age 55
66,4 53,2
Mental well-being 62,1 64,5
Use of ICT 2,9 40,8
Social connectedness 32,2 49,0
Educational attainment 51,1 59,7
%
GENDER DIFFERENCES
MEN WOMEN MEN WOMEN
Overal AAI 35,8 32,1 28,5 25,2
Domain-specific scores
Employment rate at age 32,8 23,3 30,6 19,5
Participation in society 17,7 17,6 8,8 11,3
Independent, healty & secure living 72,1 69,3 57,7 51,9
Capacity and enabling environment
for active & healty ageing54,7 54,2 44,7 46,3
Moldova EU 28
Women are more disadvantaged and
face material, financial and physical
vulnerability to a higher extent
compare to men:
• Estimated monthly median income
for women (aged 55 +) is less than
men with 35,6%;
• The share of women with no poverty
risk (83.8%) and no material
deprivation (56.1%) is lower than for
men (85% and 59%);
• Only 33% of women (aged 55 +) are
feeling safe to walk after dark in their
local are, while men - 49%;
• Although women have a longer life
expectancy compared to men, they
have been living in more precarious
health condition unlike men.
Employment rate 55-59
Employment rate 60-64Employment rate 65-69Employment rate 70-74
Voluntary activities
Care to grandchildren (children)
Care to older adultsPolitical participation
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.
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