The Impact of Family Socioeconomic Status on Elderly Health in China: Based on the Frailty Index

Wenjian Zhou, Jianming Hou, Meng Sun and Chang Wang
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Wenjian Zhou: Northeast Asian Studies College, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Jianming Hou: Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Meng Sun: Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Chang Wang: School of Physical Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 2, 1-14

Abstract: China is about to enter a moderate aging society. In the process of social and economic development, the family socioeconomic status and health status of the elderly have also changed significantly. Learning the impact of family socioeconomic status on elderly health can help them improve family socioeconomic status and better achieve healthy and active aging. Using the data of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey in 2018, this study firstly analyzed the impact of family socioeconomic status on elderly health using the multivariate linear regression model and quantile regression model, the heterogeneity of different elderly groups using subsample regression, and the mediation effects of three conditions associated with the family socioeconomic status of the elderly. The results show that family socioeconomic status has a negative effect on the frailty index, that is, it has a positive impact on elderly health. Family socioeconomic status has a higher positive impact on the health status of the middle and lower age elderly and rural elderly. Overall living status and leisure and recreation status both have mediation effects, while health-care status has no mediation effect.

Keywords: family socioeconomic status; elderly health; frailty index; mediation effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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