With longer life expectancy and changing cultural norms, more of the elderly will opt to live on their own. Photo: TNS
In Malaysia, most of the elderly live in extended, multi-generational households and rely on their adult children and other family members for material needs and personal care.
According to the World Bank, during the 1980s, more than three-quarters of the elderly in Asia were living with their children or family. During the 1990s, about two-thirds were living with their adult children
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