Aging in Mexico and Latin America

Wong, Rebeca; Palloni, Alberto

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8356-3_11

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“…In 2010, approximately 6.5% of the country’s population consisted of those aged 60 and over (authors’ own calculations from Mexican census data, Minnesota Population Center, 2014). This share of individuals is projected to increase to 15% by 2027 (Wong & Palloni, 2009). Compared to the United States and other more economically developed countries, population aging in Mexico presents several formidable challenges.…”

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“…In countries like the United States, declines in multigenerational living and fertility levels occurred well before population aging. However, they are happening at the same time in Mexico (De Vos, Solis, & De Oca, 2004; Wong & Palloni, 2009), where intergenerational coresidence, a historically salient form of support (Kanaiaupuni, 2000) is giving way to new household configurations among the elderly. As the share of adults aged 65 and older who are living alone increases (Saad, 2010), older adults may have fewer adult children to rely on for immediate assistance.…”

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Adult Children’s Education and Parents’ Functional Limitations in Mexico

2016

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This article asks how adult children’s education influences older parents’ physical health in Mexico, a context where older adults often lack access to institutional resources and rely on kin, primarily children, as a main source of support. Using logistic and negative binomial regression models and data from the first wave of the Mexican Health and Aging Study (N = 9,661), we find that parents whose children all completed high school are less likely to report any functional limitations as well as fewer limitations compared to parents with no children who completed high school. This association remains significant even after accounting for parent and offspring-level characteristics, including parents’ income that accounts for children’s financial transfers to parents. Future research should aim to understand the mechanisms that explain the association between adult children’s education and changes to parents’ health over time.

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Adult Children’s Education and Parents’ Functional Limitations in Mexico

2016

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“…The necessity of research on SES–health relationships in developing countries is clear for several reasons. First, many developing countries are experiencing rapid aging (Shrestha, 2000) with scarce or lacking institutional support for the elderly (Wong & Palloni, 2009). The sheer numbers of older adults will represent a great challenge as more developing countries will grapple with the need to provide health care and old-age financial support.…”

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Educational Gradients and Pathways of Disability Onset Among Older Mexicans

Sáenz

Wong

2016

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Introduction Educational disparities research is less common in developing countries. We evaluate whether educational gradients of disability onset exist in Mexico across groups (birth cohort and sex) and whether the association is unexplained or indirect via health (health behaviors, chronic conditions, and self-rated health) or economic (income, wealth, and health insurance) pathways. Method Data come from the Mexican Health & Aging study. Activities of daily living are reported in 2001, 2003, and 2012 by respondents and spouses aged 50+ (N = 9,560). Groups are analyzed using logistic regression to test education–disability onset associations. Results Significant education–ADL onset associations were observed across groups, and much of these associations were direct (unexplained by pathways). Indirect effects operated primarily through the health pathway. Discussion Those with less education were disadvantaged in terms of disability across birth cohorts and sex. Unexplained effects of education may suggest unobserved mediators or differential returns to resources by educational level.

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“…An important related question is whether the gains from incoming Social Security revenue offset the costs of supporting additional elderly in the country. As is, Latin America faces considerable challenges in providing a safety net for its burgeoning elderly population (Wong and Palloni 2009). Future research should examine return migration flows by age and the associated costs and benefits for the receiving country.…”

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The Impact of Social Security on Return Migration Among Latin American Elderly in the US

Vega

2014

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International migration has long been considered the preserve of working-age adults. However, the rapid diversification of the elderly population calls for increased attention to the migration patterns of this group and its possible motivations. This study examines whether Latin American immigrants who are primary Social Security beneficiaries are more likely to return to their home countries during later life if they receive lower Social Security benefits. Using a regression discontinuity approach on restricted data from the U.S. Social Security Administration (N=1,515), this study presents the results of a natural experiment whereby the Social Security Administration unexpectedly lowered the Social Security benefits of the 1917-1921 birth cohorts due to a miscalculation in the benefit-calculation formula. Results suggest that approximately 10% of primary Social Security beneficiaries from Latin America born close to these dates return migrated, the probability of which was not affected by Social Security benefit levels.

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Aging in Mexico and Latin America

Cited by 65 publications

References 44 publications

Adult Children’s Education and Parents’ Functional Limitations in Mexico

Adult Children’s Education and Parents’ Functional Limitations in Mexico

Educational Gradients and Pathways of Disability Onset Among Older Mexicans

The Impact of Social Security on Return Migration Among Latin American Elderly in the US

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