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Naina Purkayastha, Preeti Dhillon, Balhasan Ali
International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India

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1. Future Challenges of Asian Population Dynamics

Abstract

The familial composition has always occupied a center stage in sociological parley and is linked with different socio-
economic and demographic transitions. This study examines the changing pattern of one-person (OP) and one-
couple-only (OC) households in India for the period 1993-2050. The household-level data from three rounds of
National Family Health Surveys were used.We adopted the Ordinary-least-square-regression to examine the factors
affecting OP and OC households, and logistic curve for projections. In 2015-16, India observed about 4% OP
households which is expected to reach at 5.5% (4.9% -5.6%) by 2030 and 6.7% (5% -7%) by 2050 and 8% OC
households which will further increase to 10.4% (9.2%-10.8%) by 2030 and 12.6% (9.8%-14.2%) by 2050. Kerala is
projected to have the highest proportion of OC households in the coming years. One-man households were
concentrated at a younger age while one-woman households were dominated among older age. The share of OP
households increased among older persons from rural areas. The increasing share of OP and OC households
among the elderly may further contribute to feminisation and ruralisation of population ageing. The decline in TFR
and urbanisation would lead to an increase in both type of households in India.

49 The Demography of volunteers in Australia with a focus on the state of South
Australia

Gouranga Dasvarma

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

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10. Special population groups (Youth, Persons with Disability, etc.)

Abstract

Volunteers contribute to society in both economic and social terms. In 2014, more than 30 percent of Australian
adults volunteered in the previous 12 months and contributed 743 million hours to the community through diverse
activities. The monetary value of voluntary work in Australia is worth more than A$43 billion. Couples with children
are more likely to volunteer than couples without children or people living alone. The median age of volunteers in
South Australia is 47 years. Women are more likely to volunteer than men, but the sex ratio of volunteers increased
from 79 males per 100 females in 2011 to 82 in 2016. Migrants are less likely to volunteer than the Australian born;
recent migrants are less likely to volunteer than longer settled migrants; and migrants speaking other languages
are less likely to volunteer than migrant speaking only English. During 2011-2016 the population of volunteers grew
nearly three times faster than the total population in South Australia. In 2016, the volunteer population of South
Australia comprised 17% students, 19% Generation Y (born 1980-1994), 27% Generation X (born 1965-1979), 31%
Baby Boomers (born 1946-1965) and 21% migrants. Voluntary work is more prevalent among the part-time
employed than the full-time employed.

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