Abstract
This paper uses the latest data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) of 2018 to report that the cognitive function and mental health status of elderly people in China. Elderly women and the oldest-old (age over 80 years) tended to have higher risks of cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms than elderly men and younger elderly people. Respondents who continued to live at home in their communities (i.e. were not institutionalized in elderly care facilities, and were educated, married, without ADL disability and engaged in physical activities regularly appeared to have better cognitive function and mental health. Therefore, healthy lifestyles should be advocated and healthy interventions should focus more on the vulnerable elderly such as the oldest-old and women.
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