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More Latvians now believe that seniors should fend for themselves after retirement
BC, Riga, 24.03.2015.
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Print versionThe number of residents who believe that people themselves should care more about their life after retirement, not the government, has been increasing the past several years, according to a survey carried out by the SKDS research center, cites LETA.
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SKDS found that 23.9% of residents "tend to agree" with the statement that old age necessities should be taken care of by senior citizens themselves, and 7.7% "totally agree".
31.4% "tend to disagree" with the statement, and 30.6% "absolutely disagree."
Last year, 7.7% of respondents said they "fully agreed" that residents should themselves care for their old age, and 18.7% said they agreed "partly" with this. In 2013, the respective figures were 8% and 18.7%.
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