Abstract
Italy is one of the oldest countries in Europe, with 20.8% aged 65 years or more in 2012. This chapter is aimed at calculating the Active Ageing Index (AAI) in 2007 and 2012 focusing on (1) analysis to detect the impact of the crisis on the AAI over time; (2) analysis of regional differences, since Italy is still affected by social and economic disparities; and (3) analysis of gender differences to measure gaps in the active ageing experiences. Furthermore, in Italy, there are responsibilities shared among different administrative levels to promote active ageing. The three policy levels (national, regional, and local) need indicators for territories of their interest to measure and to improve the well-being of the elderly. Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), the Italian Statistical Office, could offer these in the future with the help of operationalization of the AAI for these administrative regions.
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The ageing index is calculated as the number of persons who are 60 years old or over per 100 persons under 15 years of age—Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), United Nations.
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The old age dependency ratio is the number of persons who are 65 years and over per 100 persons 15–64 years of age—Population Division, DESA, United Nations.
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Healthy life expectancy at birth is defined as the average number of years that a newborn could expect to live, if he or she was subject to the age-specific mortality rates of a given period—Population Division, DESA, United Nations.
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The difference is calculated in percentage points (p.p.) for the relevant indicators of AAI.
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Quattrociocchi, L., Squillante, D., Tibaldi, M. (2018). Greying Italy Across Time, Space, and Gender. In: Zaidi, A., Harper, S., Howse, K., Lamura, G., Perek-Białas, J. (eds) Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6017-5_9
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