Abstract
China is about to enter a moderate aging society. In the process of social and economic development, the family socioeconomic status and health status of the elderly have also changed significantly. Learning the impact of family socioeconomic status on elderly health can help them improve family socioeconomic status and better achieve healthy and active aging. Using the data of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey in 2018, this study firstly analyzed the impact of family socioeconomic status on elderly health using the multivariate linear regression model and quantile regression model, the heterogeneity of different elderly groups using subsample regression, and the mediation effects of three conditions associated with the family socioeconomic status of the elderly. The results show that family socioeconomic status has a negative effect on the frailty index, that is, it has a positive impact on elderly health. Family socioeconomic status has a higher positive impact on the health status of the middle and lower age elderly and rural elderly. Overall living status and leisure and recreation status both have mediation effects, while health-care status has no mediation effect.
Highlights
Academic Editors: Roberto AlonsoAccording to the seventh national census of China, the number of people aged 60 and above in 2020 was 260 million accounting for 18.7% of the total population, and the number of people aged 65 and above was 190 million accounting for 13.5% of the total population [1]
A multiple linear regression model was established as a benchmark model to analyze the effect of family socioeconomic status on elderly health
From Model 1 in Table 2, it can be seen that the family socioeconomic status of the elderly has a significantly negative effect on the frailty index at the 1% level, and for every 1 unit increase in the family socioeconomic status, the frailty index decreases by 0.050 units
Summary
According to the seventh national census of China, the number of people aged 60 and above in 2020 was 260 million accounting for 18.7% of the total population, and the number of people aged 65 and above was 190 million accounting for 13.5% of the total population [1]. China is still in the mild aging stage, it is about to enter a moderate aging society. The increasingly serious problem of the aging population brings great pressure to the country and poses various threats to the health and security of the elderly. With the increase of age, the physiological health of the elderly population is declining, and the mental health issue has become more prominent in recent years. The physical and mental health problems of the elderly bring a series of challenges to the construction of
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