| Item type |
Article |
| Subjects |
300 Social sciences > 305 Social groups |
| Division/Agency |
LPPKN - National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia: Population and Family Research Division |
| Keywords |
Elderly, PAWE, Program and activity, Parliamentary constituency, Aged country |
| Additional Information |
This journal article is the result of a paper presentation at the National Population Conference 2021 (PERKKS 21) on 16-17 November 2021. It is jointly organized by the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Malaysia, Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya (UM) in collaboration with WMIT Group Sdn Bhd. |
| Abstract |
For the State of Kedah, the aging status based on statistics up to now is 12.6% of the elderly population based on the total population in the State of Kedah of 2.2 million people. In accordance with the wishes of the Federal Government, it is necessary to establish every PAWE in every Parliament to draft and enable the elderly to always be active in the State of Kedah. In the State of Kedah there are 12 PAWEs representing 12 Parliamentary constituencies and this study will look at the involvement of the elderly in activities and programs that successfully attract their interests and tendencies. At the end of the study, the researcher will state the need for such a program as an example among the elderly and be used as a guide in the future. |
