Age and income influence the digital proficiency of northeastern brazilian older people
M. G. Coriolano, C. Lins, V. Silva, A. K. Borba, T. Nascimento, R. L. Batista
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AbstractIn Brazil, older people are those aged 60 or older, comprising 32,113,490 people (15.6% of the population), a 56,0% increase from 2010, when they were 20.590.597 (10.8%) (IBGE, 2022). Population aging is a global phenomenon. This change can also be seen in the age composition of the Brazilian poor population, especially in the Northeast. In 2020, 69% of older Brazilians had a personal monthly income of up to 2 minimum wages (MW) (SNF, 2021). The fast progress of technologies is also a global phenomenon. Technology is inserted in many contexts of life, like health, mobility, leisure, housing, and so forth (Raymundo, 2019). Despite being a contemporary advantage, it is also a challenge for older people who have had less contact with technology throughout their lives (Raymundo, 2019) and face social exclusion. This research mainly aimed to verify whether age and income impair older people’s proficiency with mobile phone use.Keywords: aged, elderly people, digital exclusion, social exclusion
M. G. Coriolano, C. Lins, V. Silva, A. K. Borba, T. Nascimento, R. L. Batista (2024). Age and income influence the digital proficiency of northeastern brazilian older people. Gerontechnology, 23(2), 1-1
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2024.23.s.879.opp