RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND EXISTING HOUSING CONDITIONS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE
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R. UNESHA FAREQ*, T. NEERAJA and V. PRASUNA
Department of Family Resource Management, Advanced Post Graduate Center, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur -522 034
Keywords:
Education, Elderly people, Ageing in place, Existing housing conditionsAbstract
The study aimed to understand the relationship between education andexisting housing conditions
of the elderly. The elderly women in the age group of sixty and above who were able to carry out their
daily chores were selected as sample. The standard design guidelines evolved through research by
various Government and Non-government organizations and researchers served as a base to identify
the existing housing conditions of the elderly people.The findings of the study revealed that education
of the respondent was found to be a factor that determined the design of the communication systems
in the home in the residences.Comparatively, highly-educated elderly respondents i.e. who completed
graduation degree or above graduationwere found having technical knowledge and taking the
advantage of technology concerning communication systems in their homes.
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