title: Successful ageing: the case of Taiwan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the conditions of successful ageing in Taiwan.
  
  
  METHODS
  The respondents included two age groups, namely, 45-64 years (n = 1143), and 65 years and older (n = 1309), from a cross-section national representative survey conducted in 2007.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Older people faced more problems that cause depression than their counterparts. Eleven per cent of older people were in the labour market. Neither middle-aged people nor older people were actively involved in volunteer services. Those who lived longer had less social support. Over 50% felt their financial preparations for later life were not adequate. Educational levels and family income were the significant factors affecting the levels of successful ageing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Improvement in the four dimensions of successful ageing must be re-emphasised for both age groups.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Social Work, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan. ytwang@ntnu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Yeong-Tsyr
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wan-I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005382:Financing, Personal; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support; D013624:Taiwan