The Impact of Informal Social Support on Older Health: Evidence from China

Daisheng Tang, Xinyuan Wang, Yahong Liu and Tao Bu
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Daisheng Tang: School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
Xinyuan Wang: School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
Yahong Liu: School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
Tao Bu: School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 4, 1-14

Abstract: Objectives: To explore the impact of informal social support (ISS) on older health. Methods: Multiple regression was used as the baseline regression, grouping regression was used to examine whether there were health effect differences among groups based on age and household registration, and insurance was selected to explore moderating effects of formal social support (FSS). Results: First, economic support, accompanied support, and number of intimate contacts had significantly positive effects on older health except for care support’s negative effects. Second, ISS had different health effects for different groups based on age and household registration. Third, FSS was a significant moderating for ISS. Conclusions: The government should emphasize and strengthen the supplementary role of ISS to FSS and promote the effective combination of the two, especially for the older who are high-age and rural, and further improve the role of care support.

Keywords: informal social support; formal social support; older health; healthy aging (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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