Malaysia: duty of young people to take care of the elderly 2018 | Statista

According to a survey on aging conducted by Ipsos in Malaysia in 2018, 76 percent of the respondents agreed that it was the job of the young to take care of their elderly. In 2020, the share of the Malaysian population aged 65 years and above was predicted to reach just under eight percent.

Share of respondents in Malaysia who agreed that the young had a duty to take care of the elderly as of September 2018

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2017

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Region

Malaysia

Survey time period

August 24 to September 7, 2018

Number of respondents

1000+

Age group

16-64 years old

Special properties

Respondents were more urban and educated, with higher incomes than their fellow citizens, and were not nationally representative of their country

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Results do not add up to 100 due to computer rounding, multiple responses or the exclusion of don't knows or not stated responses.

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