健康状况、社会性因素与老年人身份认同——基于中国老年社会追踪调查2012年调查数据

利用中国老年社会追踪调查(CLASS)2012调查数据,探讨了我国老年人身份认同状况。研究发现,我国60岁以上老年人认同老年身份的比例依然较高,但与十年前相比已大幅降低。整体上我国老年人身份认同年轻化趋势明显,但地区和阶层上的差异显著。生活在东部地区,社会经济地位越高的老年人越不认同老年人身份。社会经济人口特征能够部分解释我国老年人身份认同的情况,但健康状况、生活事件、社会参与和养老支持对我国老年人身份认同影响同样显著。未遭遇生活事件,身体和精神越健康,社会参与越高,养老支持越多,老年人身份认同越趋于年轻。

Health Condition,Social Factors and Elderly Identity: Based on CLASS 2012 Data

Based on the survey data of CLASS in 2012 , this paper analyzes the status of the elderly i-dentity in China. The results show that the rate of elderly identity is significantly high, but is obviously lower than ten years ago. Generally, the trend of the elderly identity in China goes younger significant-ly. But there is clear difference in areas and classes. Elderly people who live in the eastern region or have higher social and economic status are less likely to regard themselves as older people. The factors of social demographic characteristics can explain a part of the elderly identity, but life events, health status, social participation and support for the elderly have significant impact on the elderly identity. Better health condition, less life events, more social participation and support for the elderly have posi-tive effects on the elderly identity.