Abalos, Jeofrey2019-06-062019-06-06b59285394http://hdl.handle.net/1885/163986This thesis aims to investigate the factors associated with health and well-being of older people in the Philippines, by focusing on the role of different types of resources, including socioeconomic resources and various forms of social support. This thesis extends the literature on the health and well-being of older people in several ways. First, it goes beyond the individualistic approach of studying determinants of health by also looking at how socioeconomic resources of children also influence parental health. Second, it does not only examine how social support such as living arrangement is associated with the well-being of older people, but it also examines whether living arrangement concordance - the fit between actual and preferred living arrangement - is also related to their well-being. Third, unlike previous research that tends to aggregate different types of intergenerational support into one indicator, this research distinguishes these different forms of support and assesses how each type have different implications for the well-being of older people. Fourth, it provides evidence of variations of healthy ageing at the sub-national level, thus addressing the paucity of research on this topic, particularly in developing countries. Finally, this research is set in the Philippines, a developing country in Southeast Asia that shares the culture and values of its Asian neighbors, but is also heavily influenced by Western values because of its long history of colonization. This unique culture of the Philippines provides a rich contrast to existing research that was mostly set in either Western or other Eastern societies, hence contributing to a more nuanced understanding of health and well-being of older people in a diverse cultural, socio-economic and environmental setting. Data are drawn from the 2007 Philippine Study on Ageing (PSOA) and the 2010 Philippine Census of Population and Housing (CPH).en-AU201910.25911/5d51481642ca0