Spatial Variability of Health Inequalities of Older People in China and Related Health Factors

Mengqi Yang, Mark W. Rosenberg and Jie Li
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Mengqi Yang: School of Geographical Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Mark W. Rosenberg: Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Jie Li: School of Geographical Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 5, 1-12

Abstract: China is facing serious population aging issues because of many unintended consequences of the economic reforms that began in the 1980s and with social policies such as the “one child” policy. Understanding the spatial distribution of the health status of older people has attracted more and more attention in many countries, including China. By employing descriptive analysis, this study uses data from the Chinese Population Censusand Statistical Year Bookto explore the health inequalities of older people at the national level. Based on the Getis-Ord Gi*, this study finds that the uneven spatial distribution of socio-economic status results in health inequalities for older people at the national level. The geographic distribution of life expectancy was correlated with a number of important demographic, socio-economic, and environmental variables. For further research, investigations should be conducted among individuals at micro-geographic scales.

Keywords: health inequalities; life expectancy; older people; spatial distribution; socio-economic factor; Moran’s I; Getis-Ord Gi* (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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