Health Determinants and Gender Heterogeneity of Elderly Population in Healthy China

Analysis Based on CLHLS Survey Data

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10.2991/aebmr.k.220405.049How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Health of the elderly; Social security; Influencing factors; Gender differences

Abstract

The healthy China strategy puts the health of the elderly population on an important strategic position. Based on CLHLS2018 data, this paper analyzes the health status of the elderly population in China and the existing gender differences, and further uses the ordered-Probit model for regression to study the factors affecting the health of the elderly population of different genders. It is found that the health level of the elderly male population in China is slightly better than that of the elderly female population, and the elderly female population is faced with a higher risk of disability. Family income, IADL, chronic diseases, psychological status and living habits have an impact on the self-rated health level of the elderly population, and there are differences based on gender. Therefore, we should accelerate the construction of diversified medical system, pay attention to the health problems of female elderly population, attach importance to the social participation of elderly population, and better realize active and healthy aging.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jinyi Xie
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/04/29
TI  - Health Determinants and Gender Heterogeneity of Elderly Population in Healthy China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 7th International Conference on Social Sciences and Economic Development (ICSSED 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 297
EP  - 301
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.220405.049
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.220405.049
ID  - Xie2022
ER  -