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Perception about being an aged person in South-Western Nigeria
This paper investigates the perception about being an aged person in SouthWestern Nigeria. 594 aged persons were interviewed through questionnaire
administration in Lagos and Oyo states of South-western Nigeria. The
univariate, bivariate and One-way Analysis of variance (F-ratios) were employed
in the analyses of this research. The major findings of this study are: firstly, the
univariate and bivariate results indicate that there is low-perception about being
an aged person. Secondly, One-way Analysis of variance (F-ratios) show that the
study location, age category, means of livelihood; and usual place of residence
(Oyo and Lagos state rural settings) have significant influences on perception
about being an aged person in South-Western Nigeria. Thus, the paper
recommends the following: firstly, that aged persons from Lagos state who are
50-79 years should begin to admit from now that they are ‘elderly people’
despite the fact that some of them are retired and still physically active.
Secondly, the salary earners who are still working as well as Lagos-rural
dwellers should urgently assume their roles as elders both in the families and in
larger Nigerian society