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"How Do Different Elderly-care Patterns Affect Subjective Well-being of Elderly People in Rural China? "
Chen, Yuxuan Li, Li Chen, Dong
Chen, Yuxuan
Li, Li
Chen, Dong
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Chen, Yuxuan
Li, Li
Chen, Dong
Li, Li
Chen, Dong
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The alarmingly high suicide rate among elderly people warrants improvements in elderly-care patterns in rural China. By using first-hand data from rural areas in Shandong, a typical province in China, this paper employs overall well-being and emotional well-being to measure Subjective Well-being (SWB) and further examines the impact of three elderly-care patterns, as well as their respective dimensions /determinants. Comparative studies are also made between empty nesters and non-empty nesters. The empirical findings show that family elderly-care is still important to elderly people’s SWB, although its influence is in decline. The New Rural Pension Insurance Scheme, representing social elderly-care, while improving life satisfaction, currently plays a limited role due to the fact that the pensions are very low. Those elderly people who rely on self-care, featuring an independent source of income, living with spouse, and engaging frequently in social and entertainment activities, are prone to make positive assessment on SWB. Compared with non-empty nesters, the empty nesters’ SWB is more dependent on personal sources of income and elderly-care facilities.
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