Digital Inclusion Among Older Adults in Türkiye Opportunities for an: Aging Workforce
Aging, Technology, and the Future of Work: Skills, Inclusion, and Innovation, IGI Global, ss.125-166, 2026
- Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.4018/979-8-2600-1428-8.ch005
- Yayınevi: IGI Global
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.125-166
- Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This chapter analyzes digital inclusion among adults aged 45 and older in Türkiye, emphasizing productive digital engagement, labor market participation, and subjective well-being. The study goes beyond just measuring internet access by using principal component analysis to create a Productive Digital Use Index (DPI). This index measures how much people use the internet for education, information, communication, and market-related activities. Utilizing nationally representative data from the 2021 Türkiye Family Structure Survey, the results indicate a significant age decline and a distinct education gradient in productive digital engagement. For women, attachment to the labor market is especially important, while health is still a major barrier. Using digital technology in a productive way is linked to higher levels of subjective well-being, but the effect is not as strong as that of health and marital status. Overall, digital engagement serves as a supplementary resource situated within wider socio-economic disparities rather than as a replacement for structural benefits.