老年社会贫困影响因素的定量和定性分析

中国的社会转型和家庭变迁一方面对传统家庭的养老功能提出挑战,另一方面,由于社会养老制度的缺失或不完善,也由于家庭中老年人口比例的增加,老人对家庭养老的需求依旧十分强烈。利用定量和定性数据,探讨在家庭变迁和公共福利不足背景下老年社会贫困(衡量为健康欠佳、精神慰藉不足)的发生率和发生概率。模型分析结果显示,公共福利的有无、家庭形式和居住安排、子女数量和性别、子女的经济支持都作用于自评的健康水平和精神慰藉。因此,改善公共支持及服务体系、且将公共福利真正落到实处将有助于提高老人的社会福利。

A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Influence Factor of Social Poverty among the Elderly

This paper attempts to explore the correlates of the prevalence of social poverty(defined as poor health and frequent loneliness) among the elderly age 65 + in transitional China.Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative data,it aims to shed light on a better understanding of the role that family and public welfare factors play in the elderly poverty,while taking into ac-count individual and contextual background.Model results suggest that household context and public welfare are important associ-ates of...