The effect of living arrangement on self-reportecd quality of life in elderly:An analysis based on the perspective of"status-change"
10.3969/j.issn.1674-2982.2024.05.010
- VernacularTitle:居住安排对老年人自评生活质量的影响:基于"状态—变化"的分析视角
- Author:
Qi-Feng MA
1
;
Hang-Kong ZHANG
Author Information
1. 中国人民大学人口与发展研究中心 北京 100872
- Keywords:
The elderly;
Living arrangement;
Self-reported quality of life;
Fixed effect model
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
2024;17(5):72-79
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Based on the panel data of four waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey from 2008 to 2018,the paper analyzed the influence of different living arrangements status and their changes on the self-reported quality of life in elderly by using the time-fixed effect model.The study found that compared to the elderly living alone,those living with others report higher living quality,while among the different living situation,the elderly living only with their children report their living quality the highest.Living arrangement change also affect the self-reported quality of life in elderly.Compared with the elderly who always live with others,the elderly who always live alone and live with others before living alone are generally lower in their self-rated living quality,but living alone before living with others does not have a significant impact on their self-reported quality of life.Therefore,in order to further improve the overall living quality of the elderly,the paper argues that we should focus on strengthening the life care of the empty-nester elderly and the elderly living alone,and we should also strive to create comfortable and stable living conditions for the elderly.
