scholarly journals WORRIES OF OLD-AGE SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND THEMSELVES: VIEWS FROM OLDER BACHELORS IN RURAL CHINA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S457-S457
Author(s):  
Ying Wang ◽  
Huijun Liu ◽  
Bei Wu ◽  
Yaolin Pei
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Old Age Support ◽  
Ordered Logistic Regression ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Parental Health Status

Abstract Due to China’s gender imbalance, it is estimated that more than 30 million adult males were unable to get married. The old-age support for older unmarried sons (so-called forced bachelors) and their parents faces a significant challenge. Using data from a survey in Central and Western rural China, the present study examined the impact of family structure and health status on the worries about old-age support for themselves and their parents from the perspective of older unmarried sons. The sample included 359 older unmarried sons with rural Hukou (housing registration) status. The age of he sample ranges from 28 to 51. The results showed that 52.64% and 54.8% of respondents were worried about their own and their parents’ old-age support, respectively. Ordered logistic regression showed that having a sister(s) was negatively related to worries about their own and parents’ old-age support. Those with living mothers had less worries than their counterparts, and those who had a brother(s) had less worries about their parents’ old age support. Moreover, having any brothers who were also older unmarried sons was positively related to worries about their own and parents’ old-age support. Older unmarried sons who had two frail old parents had more worries for their parents’ old-age support than those whose parents were physically independent. The study highlights the importance of family structure and parental health status as important factors in worries over old-age support in China.

Children, old-age support and pension in rural China

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuanchuan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Old Age Support ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sex Ratio Bias ◽  
Pension Program ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Rural Parents

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the substitute between social old-age insurance and adult children in providing old-age support, and estimate the effects of China’s old rural pension program (ORPP) on sex ratio. Design/methodology/approach – Using data from China’s 2005 inter-census population survey and China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, this paper estimates the effects of children on rural parents’ take-up of pension program and the effects of having access to pension on old parents’ choice of resource for future old-age support. The effects of China’s ORPP on sex ratio are estimated using difference-in-differences identification strategy. Findings – Peasants having sons are less likely to participate in pension program and each additional son and daughter significantly decreases their likelihood of participation. Moreover, the effect of sons is much larger than that of daughters. Peasants having access to pension are less likely to rely on their children for old-age support. The implementation of the ORPP moderately decreased sex ratio. Social implications – Implementing pension program in China’s rural area will probably affect rural people’s fertility behavior and thus be helpful in correcting sex ratio bias. Originality/value – This paper first estimates the effects of having access to pension on old parents’ choices of providers of old-age support, and estimates the causal effect of rural pension on sex ratio using standard DID strategy.

scholarly journals Whom Can I Rely on? The Impact of China's Public Pension Program Expansion on the Expectations for Old-Age Support

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 356-356
Author(s):  
Qian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Public Pension ◽  
Old Age Support ◽  
Pension Program ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Program Expansion

Abstract Aging is a global trend and China is no exception. Older people in China mostly rely on their adult children for old-age support. This traditional provision pattern of old-age support, however, is challenged by hundreds of millions of internal migrant workers. They relocate from rural to urban regions for better employment and are no longer able to provide old-age support to their older parents in rural areas. The aim of this study was to determine the impacts of China’s public pension program expansion in rural areas on older people’s expectations for old-age support. Utilizing the natural experiment of program expansion, this study identified an instrumental variable as the county adoption of the pension program. In addition, the study analyzed a nationally representative longitudinal dataset CHARLS with fixed effects model. Results from the statistical model showed that given the participation in the pension program, older adults reported more reliance on pension for old-age support financially and less reliance on children. Heterogeneous effects were found for older adults living together with children and older adults living independently. These important findings suggest that the government partially assumes the responsibility for the old-age support of adult children in the traditional sense. The potential benefits of this study provide a policy implication for developing countries to alleviate old-age support problems and enable internal migration for economic development.

scholarly journals Stigma Impacts Health Disparities and Inequities in LGBTQ and People of Color Aging With HIV

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 221-222
Author(s):  
Paul Nash ◽  
Mark Brennan-Ing ◽  
Stephen Karpiak ◽  
Anna Egbert
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
New York ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Health Status ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Black African ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The impact of stigmatizing attitudes and discriminatory behaviors on health disparities and inequities in non-heterosexual individuals, people of color (PoC), older adults, and persons living with HIV becomes increasingly recognized. This quartette of stigmatized characteristics elevates the risk of barriers to medical services, burden of disease and unfavorable health outcomes in LGBTQ-PoC aging with HIV. Using data from ROAH 2.0 study (N=723), we explored facets of stigma, barriers to medical services and health status in racial/ethnic minorities of older adults with HIV (OAH) living in California, New York, and Illinois. Stigma was evident in >50% of OAH who expressed reservation to self-disclose HIV status. Importantly, 20%-24% of Asian, Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latinx and Multiracial vs. 7% White OAH withheld this information from at least one health care provider. Over 10% of OAH experienced prejudice/discrimination while accessing service. Non-disclosure and prejudice/discrimination were linked to lower self-rated health status, thus, evidencing stigma-related health burden.

scholarly journals The Elderly and Old Age Support in Rural China

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Cai ◽  
John Giles ◽  
Philip O'Keefe ◽  
Dewen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Rural China ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Old Age Support

The Effect of Financial Constraint on Farmers’ Health: Evidence from Rural China.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-437
Author(s):  
Henry Orach ◽  
Chen Pu ◽  
Shen Qianling ◽  
Wei Shiying ◽  
Hassan Ssewajje ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Credit Rationing ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Rural Household ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Rural Farmers ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Impact

Health is an important tool to farmers. However, percentage of farmers are unable to obtain good health due to inadequate capital and inadequate access to credit from financial institutions. Using China’s rural household income survey (CHIP) database conducted in 2014, this study contributes to the literatures by analyzing the effect of credit rationing on rural farmers’ health status. Ordered probit model was used to evaluate the impact of credit rationing on farmers’ health status. Credit rationing was found to play the negative role of hindering rural farmers from accessing good health status. This study definitely answers the question regarding the negative effect of credit rationing on the health status of rural household farmers. Further study to establish causal relationships using time-variants/panel datasets.

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