Low Levels Of Employment Research Articles

Search, transport costs and labour markets in South Africa

AbstractSouth Africa's labour market exhibits a unique equilibrium with one of the highest unemployment rates in the world and yet a low level of informal employment. The unemployment rate has remained high and persistent over recent decades, in spite of the formal demise of the apartheid regime and subsequent transition to democracy in 1994. This paper uses a matching model of the labour market to argue that spatial considerations combined with low productivity of informal work may be responsible for such an outcome. Spatial dispersion inherited from the apartheid regime thins the labour market, creating exclusion and perpetuating spatial segregation. In most developing countries, the result would be higher informal employment. However, spatial dispersion also reduces productivity in the informal sector so that workers prefer to look for a low probability job in the formal sector rather than move to informality. This produces high and persistent unemployment rates. As a result, transportation costs and housing deregulation may become the key factors in improving the working of the labour market in South Africa.

Labor Market Effects of Workweek Restrictions: Evidence from the Great Depression

We study the effects of restrictions on the length of the workweek under the President’s Reemployment Agreement (PRA) of July 1933 and the National Industrial Recovery Act. We construct a model in which the equilibrium without such a workweek restriction has an inefficiently low level of employment. We find that employment rose by about 24 percent in the month following the imposition of the workweek restriction. Industries with longer workweeks pre-PRA experienced 9.4 percent faster growth in hourly earnings post-PRA, but this increase was not sufficient to prevent a relative fall in weekly earnings in these industries. (JEL E24, E32, J22, J31, N12, N31)

Pre-COVID-19‑pandemic differentiation of employment and wages in county hospitals in Poland

The difficult current global situation in the aspect of Human Resources for Health was clearly seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The spending on healthcare is still increasing and the rate of increase outpaces the growth rate of GDP. Only part of these funds is dedicated to the training of new staff and current healthcare employees migrate in search for better job conditions and worklife balance. Personnel migration combined with the demographic structure in the high-income countries simultaneously leads to increasing demand for healthcare services and limits the supply of specialists who can provide such services. The confrontation between the demand for medical personnel and its supply will lead to a reduction in the quality of care and accessibility of services. In the study based on the large group of Polish county hospitals in 2015–2018, differences and similarities between the hospitals in terms of employment, measured in full-time equivalents (FTEs) and in terms of wages were analyzed. Similarity and dissimilarity analysis was conducted, based on distance measures and cluster analysis. Bigger differences between the hospitals were found for wages than employment levels. The hospitals with an ED and efficient units were less similar to one another than their counterparts in terms of employment (FTEs), except for 2016. When it comes to wages and both types of variables (wages and employment) considered simultaneously, the hospitals with an ED and high number of beds were characterized by lower similarity to one another than their counterparts during the whole period. Clustering all the 3 approaches (FTEs, wages, FTEs and wages) the results were the same. One of these groups was characterized by a rather low employment level per bed, while the other one – by high.

Socioeconomic Status, Length of Stay, and Postoperative Complications in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Background: Despite universal healthcare in Canada, low socioeconomic status (SES) has been associated with worse survival in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) patients. However, the relationship between SES and outcomes during the acute postoperative period is poorly defined. Hamilton, Ontario, presents a unique population with widely varying SES within the same geography. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between SES, length of hospital stay (LOHS), and postoperative complications in OCSCC. Methods: Newly diagnosed OCSCC patients receiving primary surgical treatment from 2010 to 2014 were identified within a prospectively collected database. Inclusion criteria included age >18 years old, pathological diagnosis of oral cavity cancer, and primary surgical treatment with curative intent. Patients were excluded if they were undergoing palliative treatment or had previous head and neck surgery/radiotherapy. Postal codes were used to identify neighborhood-level socioeconomic variables via 2011 Canada Census data. Income quartiles were defined from groups of neighboring municipalities based on Canada Census definitions. Demographic, social, pathological, staging, and treatment data were collected through chart review. Results: One hundred and seventy-four patients were included in the final analysis. OCSCC patients with lower SES were more likely to be younger (P = .041), male (P = .040), have significant tobacco and alcohol use (P = .001), higher Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI; P = .014), lower levels of education (P = .001), and have lower employment levels (P = .001). Lower SES patients had higher clinical tumor (P = .006) and clinical nodal (P = .004) staging and were more likely to receive adjuvant therapy (P = .001) and G-tubes (P = .001). Multivariable regression analysis showed that low SES was a statistically significant predictor of postoperative complications [β 2.50 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.200, 3.17); P = .014] and LOHS [β 2.03 (95% CI 1.06, 2.99); P = .0001]. Tobacco and alcohol use, clinical tumor, and nodal stage, CCI, and planned adjuvant therapy were also statistically significant predictors of postoperative complications and LOHS (P < .05). Conclusion: Patients with lower SES have more advanced OCSCC disease with increased comorbidities that owes itself to more acute postoperative complications and LOHS within this study population. Patients with low SES should be identified as patients that require more support during their cancer treatment.

Effect of Creative Work Culture on Performance of Mission Hospitals in Kenya

Purpose: Those who employ creative leadership tend to do so by creating conditions which promote creativity. Creating such conditions are described as psychological, material, and/or social supports that trigger, enable, and sustain creative thinking in others. The objective were to establish the effect of creative work culture on performance of mission hospitals in Kenya and to establish the moderating effect of perceived organizational support on the effect of creative work culture on performance of Mission Hospitals in Kenya.&#x0D; Methodology: The cross-sectional survey design was used as the study design with the positivist philosophy also being adopted. The sample populations comprised 285 Mission hospital staff at middle or lower levels of employment. Purposive sampling was used in identifying samples that possess the information needed for the study. Questionnaire was the main data collection instruments. This was tested for validity and reliability before being used for the study. Collected data was analyzed quantitatively using SPSS 24th Edition software and was presented in the form of descriptive and inferential results. Descriptive statistics involved percentages, means and means of Standard deviations while inferential involved simple regression analysis.&#x0D; Findings: The study found that a creative work culture, where staffs are confident in their creative capabilities and where there's a positive, collaborative climate, significantly contributes to hospital performance.&#x0D; Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study was grounded on interactionist perspective and transactional leadership theory. The study recommends that healthcare institutions should encourage creativity and innovation at all levels by providing opportunities for staff to express their ideas and collaborate. Training programs focusing on creative thinking and problem-solving skills should be implemented to enhance the creative capabilities of the staff. Leadership should emphasize the importance of a positive and collaborative work climate, where team members feel a strong sense of belonging and commitment. Regular team-building activities and brainstorming sessions can further promote this culture.

Patient Complexity in Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics in Ontario

Aim: To assess the level of complexity of patients in Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics (NPLCs).&#x0D; Background: Complexity has emerged as a key issue in primary health care. There is no easily accessible dataset to evaluate the level of complexity and needs of their patients in this clinic model.&#x0D; Methods: NPs at four NPLCs assessed patients during the study period with the PCAM, which is a reliable and valid tool that is used to evaluate physical and biopsychosocial elements contributing to complexity. A total of 677 PCAM evaluations were completed which were analyzed to determine the level of complexity of patients in NPLCs.&#x0D; Findings: The results showed that patients with the highest complexity are those with high social/economic needs: low education; low income; low levels of employment.&#x0D; Conclusions: These results demonstrate the potential positive impact of an interdisciplinary team and may inform changes to the allocation of resources in the clinic settings.

The fiscal consequences of changing demographic composition: Aging and differential growth across Israel’s three major subpopulations

Israel’s rapidly growing population comprises three major groups: Israeli Arabs; Haredim, also known as ultraorthodox Jews; and the general population, mainly composed of secular and religious Jews. Each of these has a different demographic and socioeconomic profile, including very different age structures and anticipated growth patterns. Here, we disaggregate Israel’s 2018 national NTA schedule for each of the three subpopulations. We show that as of 2018, collected tax income fell short of public expenditures by 4.9% in the general population, 56.2% in the Arab population, and 66.1% in the Haredi population. The Haredi population was almost fully reliant on public transfers to make up this difference. The low fiscal support ratios (FSRs) in Israel’s Arab and Haredi populations are a direct result of their low employment levels and low-quality employment. We forecast the fiscal consequences of two type of compositional shifts within Israel’s population up to 2050: aging and a rapid increase in the share of Haredi Jews at all ages. These forecasts point to a 12% reduction in Israel’s national fiscal support ratio by 2050, with two-thirds of this caused by aging, and the remainder by the increasing share of Haredim.

Modeling the Risk Factors of Undernutrition among Children below Five Years of Age in Uganda Using Generalized Structural Equation Models.

The prevalence of undernutrition among children below five years of age, in Uganda and the world over, remains very high. About 45% of all global deaths among children below five years of age are attributed to undernutrition. A number of studies using different statistical approaches affirm this effect, yet some factors indicate the influence of other factors within the system. This study, therefore, uses a method that demonstrates how different variables feed into each other. The aim of this study was to establish the major factors associated with an increased likelihood of undernutrition and the paths showing how these risk factors influence undernutrition. Data from the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS, 2016) were used for this study. A sample of 4530 children, whose age, height, and weight measurements were recorded, was considered for this study. Additionally, the study used generalized structural equation models to identify the multifaceted natures and paths of the risk factors that influence undernutrition among children below five years of age. The study relied on the UNICEF 2020 conceptual framework to identify and analyze the direct and indirect effects of these risk factors of undernutrition. From the perspective of a male child, having a perceived small size at birth, a low birth weight, being breastfed for less than 6 months, having no formal education from mothers, limited income-generating opportunities, a low wealth status, and notable episodes of diarrhea were among the key factors associated with an increased likelihood of undernutrition. The identified paths were as follows: (i) Having no education, as this was associated with limited working opportunities and a low income, which increases the likelihood of low household wealth status, hence increasing the chances of undernutrition. (ii) Exposure to a rural setting was associated with an increased likelihood of undernutrition through association with poor and or low employment levels within the rural areas. (iii) A shorter duration of breastfeeding was associated with children in urban areas, resulting in an increased likelihood of undernutrition. (iv) Children aged between 6 and 47 months had a higher likelihood of undernutrition. An approach that addresses and recognizes all these factors at different levels, along the established paths, should be implemented to effectively reduce undernutrition among children below five years of age.

Inequalities, barriers, intersectionality, and facilitators of careers of women with disabilities: Themes and future research agenda from a scoping review.

This article examines the career motivations, opportunities, and development of women with disabilities. The increasing number of women in paid work over recent decades has resulted in substantive research on all aspects of women's careers, yet examination of women in some minority groups has received much less attention. Extant research has found that although people with disabilities exhibit strong organisational loyalty and less absenteeism from work, they experience a disability pay gap, and are less likely to be working as managers or directors or in professional occupations. Experiences of prejudice, ableism, and discrimination lead to fear of disclosure, and this may be accentuated in some economies and communities where there is stigma associated with having disabilities, especially mental illness. As estimates suggest that one billion people in the world have a disability, and women may experience a double disadvantage based on their gender and disability and thus have lower levels of employment than men with disabilities and women without disabilities, it is important to understand factors affecting the career motivations, opportunities, and development of this significant proportion of the (potential) workforce. This article presents a rapid review of the relevant literature and identifies key themes including career inequalities for women with disabilities, career barriers for women with disabilities, educational interventions to improve career motivations and opportunities for women with disabilities, facilitators for careers and career development of women with disabilities, and intersectionality of gender, disability, and other identities for women's career development. Limitations of the review include the exclusion of grey literature and certain databases in the search process. Based on the analysis of the themes developed from peer reviewed academic literature examined, suggestions for organisations and governments are presented, and a future research agenda established.

Clozapine monitoring at a specialised psychiatric hospital: A retrospective chart review

Background: Clozapine is the only Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Institute for Care and Excellence (NICE) approved drug for treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). Its potentially life-threatening haematological side effects of neutropaenia and agranulocytosis mandate rigorous monitoring of neutrophil counts, presenting unique, Third-World population challenges.Aim: To describe the Clozapine white blood cell monitoring practice and outcomes in a local psychiatric hospital.Setting: At a specialist Psychiatry unit in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, which follows a modified algorithm of the South African Standard Treatment Guidelines for Clozapine monitoring.Methods: A retrospective chart review composed of 120 patients on Clozapine treatment from 01 July 2018–31 December 2020. Demographic and clinical information was captured in a Redcap database. Descriptive statistics using categorical variables were used.Results: The study population was from a low socioeconomic background, with low levels of education and employment. A baseline neutrophil count was recorded in 58 files (48.3%). Clozapine was stopped in 6 out of the 120 patients due to ‘neutropaenia’ (absolute neutrophil counts ranging from 1.18 to 1.6); none developed agranulocytosis. Their duration of Clozapine treatment ranged from 2 weeks–15 years.Conclusion: Haematological monitoring frequency and documentation of patients receiving Clozapine were not in compliance with the hospital’s adapted guidelines and may have resulted in the termination of treatment before true neutropaenia developed. Patients developed neutropaenia at low doses of Clozapine and after many years of treatment.Contribution: These results suggest local Clozapine monitoring guidelines should be more strictly adhered to.

The labor market impact of inflation uncertainty: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Over the past decades, monetary policy has been receiving increasing attention in the explanation of the raising share of unemployment in developing countries, especially in the context of the debate on inflation targeting. This study contributes to the current debate by revisiting the effect of inflation (IF) and its uncertainty (IFU) on employment in an inflation-driven labor demand framework applied to 26 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1996–2017. The combination of threshold and quantile regression methods points to an asymmetrical effect of IF and IFU on employment across different labor demand spectrums. The respective threshold levels of IF and IFU are approximately 6.07% and 0.75%. While inflation negatively influences employment beyond the estimated threshold, a reverse effect is observed for inflation uncertainty. Overall, the negative net effect of IF and IFU on employment exceeds the corresponding net employment gains, especially among non-inflation targeting countries with lower levels of employment. One fundamental implication is that policy makers should adopt explicit inflation- and uncertainty-targeting policy framework in order to sustain labor market outcomes.

Unraveling the network of extractive industries

This paper analyzes extractive industries in Colombia and their connections to other economic activities in the country. We use detailed social security data on all formal employees to create an industry skill-relatedness measure using labor flows between industries. Drawing on the vast network analysis literature, we exploit centrality measures to reveal the importance of the extractive sector among Colombian industries. Our results show that extractive industries are well connected within the Colombian industrial network and are central overall and within their clusters. We also find that extractive industries have stronger linkages with manufacturing and agriculture than with other sectors. In addition, we find that a higher relatedness to extractive activities is correlated with lower levels of employment, especially for female workers.

EVENT TOURISM IN GERMANY: EXPERIENCE FOR UKRAINE

The article describes and analyzes the event tourism in Germany, in particular its component and geographical structure. It is also possibilities of using German experience for Ukraine are highlighted.&#x0D; Germany, which suffered a total economy destruction after the Second World War, rebuilt one of the world's largest industries of tourism. This experience is extremely important and relevant for modern Ukraine, which is confidently heading towards EU membership.&#x0D; The analysis of researched topic latest publications was carried out and it were established insufficient coverage of this issue in domestic scientific literature. Therefore, the purpose of the article is to study the experience of organizing event tourism in Germany.&#x0D; The main tasks of the article are formulated as follows: to characterize the current state of event tourism in Germany; to study the factors influencing the state and development of event tourism in Germany; to find out the problems and outline the prospects for the development of German’s event tourism; to describe the possibility of using the conducted research in tourism industry practice and science.&#x0D; Note that in the article understand event tourism as a trip with the purpose of participating in or observing a certain event (carnival, festival, holiday, ceremony, sports competition or natural phenomenon, etc.), which requires the availability of appropriate tourist resources and special training.&#x0D; Event tourism plays an important role in the development of the country's economy and the creation of new job places. The current research is based on international statistics, in particular UNWTO statistics. Thus, it was established that Germany is one of the leaders among European countries in tourism industry development, including event tourism.&#x0D; The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the event tourism development dynamics. Nowadays, there are a number of restrictions, but the industry is rapidly recovering.&#x0D; External and internal factors that positively and negatively affect the development of event tourism in Germany have been studied.&#x0D; The German’s event tourism SWOT-analysis were carried out to determine development prospects, based on advantages and disadvantages&#x0D; A PEST-analysis was used for a detailed parsing of the external factors influence. The degree of these factors impact was determined by the method of expert evaluation on a 5-point scale. In particular, it was established factors that have the greatest impact on the event tourism development. They are:&#x0D; - political: restriction of movement across borders, introduction of visa regime and consequences of COVID-19;&#x0D; - economic: low level of income of the population due to the pandemic;&#x0D; - social: low educational level, culture and level of employment;&#x0D; - technological: introduction of a remote form of service provision.&#x0D; Thus, event tourism has not only cultural, but also socio-economic significance for the development of tourism in Germany. The most popular are music, gastronomic and film festivals, as well as sports events. The country's government actively supports the development of this tourism type, as it leads to an increase in revenues to local budgets and is an effective tool for forming local and global positive image.&#x0D; Summarizing the results of the study are presented in the article, confirm the importance of Germany experience for Ukraine and can be used in practice.&#x0D; Keywords: tourism, event tourism, experience, Ukraine, Germany

Employment and Social Security/Insurance among patients affected by mental disorders in Italy: A descriptive multi-center study.

Many mental disorders especially chronic serious ones such as schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, are disabling syndromes and impact on patients' social and cognitive functioning, including work activity. Thus, affected patients may show a particular socio-economic vulnerability and need specific social security as well as rehabilitation interventions, including pensions or job-placements. In Italy, the Working Group named 'Employment and Social Security/Insurance in Mental Health (ESSIMH)' was founded in 2020 in order to collect research evidence on mental illness, employment, social security, and rehabilitation. A descriptive, observational and multi-center study has been conducted in eleven Departments of Mental Health in Italy (Foggia, Brindisi, Putignano, Rome, Bologna, Siena, Pavia, Mantova, Genova, Brescia, and Torino) and involved 737 patients affected by major mental illness and classified in five diagnostic categories: psychoses, mood disorders, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, and others. The data collection was performed in 2020 among patients aged 18 to 70 years old. The rate of employment in our sample was 35.8% (n = 264). Occupational disability in our sample was recognized in 58.0% of patients with a mean percentage of severity 51.7 ± 43.1; patients with psychoses (73%) reported higher disability followed by personality (60%) and mood disorders (47.3%) ones. In a logistic multivariate modeling, factors significantly associated with diagnosis were (a) higher level of occupational disability in psychoses; (b) higher number of job- placement programs among psychoses patients; (c) lower level of employment in psychoses; (d) more psychotherapy in personality disorder patients; and (e) more years of MHC program in psychoses patients; factors associated with sex were: (a) higher number of drive licenses among males; (b) more physical activity among males; and (c) higher number of job-placement programs among males. patients affected by psychoses were more likely to be unemployed, reported higher occupational disability as well as received more incentives and rehabilitation interventions. These findings confirmed that schizophrenia-spectrum disorders are disabling and patients need psychosocial support and interventions in the framework of a recovery-oriented treatment.

The employment of people with lived experience of disability in Australian disability services

AbstractIn Australia there is a significant gap in employment rates between people with disability and those without. This is in the context of general gaps in the disability sector workforce, which has been the subject of recent policy concern. Our study critically investigates (a) data on the employment of people with disability in Australian disability services; (b) data on disability awareness training in disability services; (c) these results in the context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) National Workforce Plan: 2021–2025 and the NDIS workforce Capability Framework. We undertook a mixed methods study that brought together descriptive statistics from the National Disability Services Workforce Census data and qualitative content analysis of the NDIS National Workforce Plan and the NDIS workforce Capability Framework. We found that 50% of disability service organisations employ at least one person with disability in their organisations, with 20% employing less than three people with disability. Only 24% of organisations include a person with disability on their board, and 19% of organisations employ people with disability in management positions. Policy document analysis shows policies support key areas for increasing employment of people with disability and disability inclusion. Employment of people with disability at all levels of disability services remains poor in Australia. We argue that ‘soft’ approaches to addressing low employment levels need to be supplemented by harder approaches that take full advantage of the levers available to government through the operation of the NDIS.

Financial impact on the labor market in the Balkan countries

The purpose of the paper has to do with the level of influence of the labor force on the labor market in the countries of the Western Balkans. Labor force categories of which, age, gender, and education, can affect economic business. What social policies the countries of the Western Balkans have undertaken for the categories with a low level of employment? According to the research, the level of unemployment varies from around 30% to 35%, where the countries of the Western Balkans have constant problems in finding workers with the required qualifications, according to different profiles. From the research data, we found that the biggest shortages are in the production sector and the technical profile, which is also related to the level of professional training. In order to have effective results, in the paper, we used empirical and comparative analysis, of how the workforce in the Balkan countries affects the working business in the business sector for the period 2016–2019. In terms of research, various statistics were analysed, which were related to the causes of labor shortage in the labor market.

Liminal states: Propertied citizenship and gendered kin work in middle-class Kolkata families

This article traces the way the intersection between gender, class and family values is reorganised in relation to state policies that enable propertied citizenship through home-ownership. Focusing on ethnographic data from Kolkata, India, it discusses how women realise propertied citizenship in exchange for care work rather than through employment as developmentalist and liberal feminist discourses suggest. Here the way women’s lives are envisaged and represented through investment in high levels of educational attainment is in contrast to low levels of employment, symptomatic of what I call ‘liminal states’ – a gendered state of immaturity and dependence on kin. Home-ownership as a means of ‘empowerment’ configures the home as the economic and affective focus of gendered care work, which reproduces Berlant’s ‘cruel optimism’, whereby the desire to own a home and the practices of homemaking hamper autonomy and restrict the efficacy of agency.

Cardiovascular-related conditions and risk factors in primary care for deprived communities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study in Northern England

ObjectivesThe North East of England, ranked as having the highest poverty levels and the lowest health outcomes, has the highest cardiovascular disease (CVD) premature mortality. This study aimed to compare...

Methods of Sustainable Clustering of Russian Regions by Employment

The problem of the imbalance in the labor market of the Russian Federation cannot be solved without leveling the heterogeneity of its regions by socio-economic and demographic characteristics, since the labor market is a dynamic complex system that is influenced by a variety of factors, such as the economic, demographic situation, quality of education, interests of market participants, technological progress and digitalization, psychological aspects, etc. The article discusses the application of cluster and discriminant analysis methods on socio-economic data, highlights the regional features of the labor market in Russia. Cluster analysis was carried out using traditional hierarchical and iterative methods: the “Nearest Neighbor” method, the “Far Neighbor” method, the “Ward” method and the k-means method, as well as the fanny fuzzy clustering method. The results obtained by these five methods were evaluated for consistency. The conducted discriminant analysis allowed us to obtain a stable cluster structure in terms of the number of employed people by type of economic activity, dividing the regions of Russia into four main groups characterized by positive, average, neutral and negative behavior. Thanks to the construction of profiles of the obtained clusters, poorly informative types of economic activity were identified, employment in which has little effect on the division of regions into groups. The article evaluates the errors of cluster analysis methods for the final stable clustering. The regions with high and low levels of employment are analyzed, atypical subjects of the Russian Federation are identified and their industry specialization is considered. A comparative analysis of the formed groups and atypical regions was carried out, regions that can be conditionally assigned to any cluster were identified. The final typologization of the regions of Russia by the number of employed by type of economic activity has been developed taking into account territorial, social, sectoral and climatic features.

Socio-economic characteristics, health status and access to health care in an elderly Moroccan community: study of the gender factor.

In Western societies, gender differences in health and health behavior are extensively documented, but less is known about gender health disparities in Morocco. Aging is not yet a research topic or a source of concern. However, the country will face significant demographic aging in the future. The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences in indicators associated with socioeconomic status, health status, and access to health care among the elderly population of the El Jadida region in Morocco. It is a cross-sectional study on a random sample of 537 persons, aged 60 and older (136 women and 401 men) from the El Jadida region. When compared to their male counterparts, older Moroccan women face a number of disadvantages, including lower levels of education and literacy, lower levels of employment, rising rates of widowhood and living alone, and a lower likelihood of receiving formal pension benefits. In terms of health status, half of older women do not have medical coverage, almost all feel more tired, and, in discomfort, half suffer from total and central obesity, with more visual, oral, and memory health problems. Older Moroccan men, on the other hand, have greater hypertension, smoke and consume more tobacco and alcohol, and are more anxious, depressed, and insomniac. Overall, for both sexes, the perception of self-rated health status was deemed poor, with three health problems reported per person. Many other demographic, psychosocial, and economic indicators were not significantly related to gender. In Morocco, older people face a variety of problems that have a negative impact on their perception of aging. Furthermore, there are gender differences in socioeconomic status, prevalence, symptoms, and correlates of chronic diseases, health service use, and lifestyle. Longitudinal studies and immediate implementation of medical policy for this population are needed.