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Preferences for Formal Social Care in Rural and Urban China: Evidence from a National Survey.
- Source :
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work; Jan-Mar2020, Vol. 63 Issue 1/2, p19-40, 22p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This study investigates older people's preferences for social care in rural and urban China. The data come from the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS) which collected information from a nationally representative sample of 10,682 Chinese older people aged 60 and over in 2014. Guided by the ecological model of aging, multilevel logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify the factors associated with preferred care arrangements. We found that older people in urban China are more likely than those in rural China to accept care home services or prefer government-provided care. Educational qualifications and the number of surviving children strongly and consistently predict older people's preferences for formal care in both rural and urban China. Proximity to care home facilities and higher income are associated with an increase in the willingness to live in a care home in urban China, but they are not significant predictors of preferences for formal care in rural China. We argue that a one-size-fits-all social care policy may not be well-received in the Chinese older population. The government may want to consider social care policies where support is tailored to suit older people's varied preferences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MEDICAL care for older people
AGING
CLUSTER analysis (Statistics)
COMPARATIVE studies
STATISTICAL correlation
ECOLOGICAL research
FAMILIES
HEALTH services accessibility
HEALTH status indicators
LIFE skills
LONGITUDINAL method
HEALTH policy
METROPOLITAN areas
NURSING care facilities
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
RURAL conditions
STATISTICAL sampling
SATISFACTION
SOCIAL case work
SURVEYS
GOVERNMENT aid
ACTIVITIES of daily living
MULTIPLE regression analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
SOCIAL context
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01634372
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 1/2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 141601365
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2019.1709246