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The role of state and family in the living conditions of older people in urban China
— changing attitudes and outcomes | | Author(s) | Peter Saunders |
| Journal title | Social Policy & Society, vol 5, pt 3, July 2006 |
| Pages | pp 359-372 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org |
| Keywords | Social characteristics [elderly] ; Economics ; Living patterns ; Quality of life ; Family care ; Social welfare ; Attitude ; Urban areas ; Social surveys ; China. |
| Annotation | The Sample Survey of the Aged Population in Urban and Rural China was conducted by the China Research Centre on Ageing (CRCA) in December 2000. This paper uses that national data set to examine the attitudes and living standards of older people aged 60+ living in urban areas of China, including their living arrangements and income levels, and their attitudes to family-based and other forms of support. The results indicate that although there have been substantial improvements in the overall living conditions of the majority of older people in China, marked differences remain the economic circumstances of sub-groups classified by age and, more particularly, gender. Many of today's older people are also wedded to traditional attitudes and patterns of behaviour, and informal family support remains important - for men and women, as well as for younger and older groups among those aged 60 and over. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060727203 A |
| Classmark | F: W: K7: F:59: P6:SJ: TY: DP: RK: 3F: 7DC |
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