title: Revisiting Mobility Limitations of Seniors in Singapore, 1995 to 2011.
abstract: Singapore's life expectancy at birth and at age 65 continues to improve. Although this is a positive development, it is necessary to understand how much of this increased life expectancy is spent with and without mobility limitations. This research uses the latest round of the National Survey of Senior Citizens to examine the situation in 2011 and the possible changes that may have occurred since the last survey in 2005. It seeks to add to earlier research in this area in Singapore and uses the prevalence-based Sullivan method to calculate lifetime free of mobility limitations for this population. Pertinent conclusions drawn from this research include evidence pointing to changing prevalence rates among the older adult population and observations that suggest the possibility of a compression of morbidity for this population in 2011 compared with an expansion of morbidity observed in the previous survey conducted in 2005. The research also shows that women continue to be disadvantaged as they age compared with men.
authors.affiliation: School of Arts and Social Sciences, SIM University, Singapore.
authors.forename: Soon-Hock
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Population Research Institute, Nihon University, Japan.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.affiliation: Centre of Ageing Research and Education, DukeNUS Medical School, Singapore; Health Services and Systems Research, DukeNUS Medical School, Singapore; Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Angelique
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: University Research Center, Nihon University, Japan; Population Research Institute, Nihon University, Japan; Health Services and Systems Research, DukeNUS Medical School, Singapore.
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito
keywords: Baby Boomers; Singapore; compression of morbidity; life expectancy; mobility limitations