Does education level affect the health status of the elderly? The chain mediating effect of internet use, health behavior and social class identity

Ting Qin, Pingqiang Wei and Yuanyuan Xie

PLOS ONE, 2025, vol. 20, issue 2, 1-18

Abstract: Background: China’s aging population is gradually increasing, and the health status of the elderly has become the focus of social attention. Education level is one of the important factors affecting the health status of the elderly. However, there are few studies on how education level specifically affects the health status of the elderly in China. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore the influence path of education level on the health status of the elderly in China, and to further study the mediating effect of Internet use, health behavior and social class identity in this process. Methods: This study is based on the latest version of the Chinese General Social Survey data as the basis of empirical analysis. Through multiple linear regression analysis, structural equation model analysis, Bootstrap method and robustness test, the relationship between education level, Internet use, health behavior, social class identity and the health status of the elderly is verified. Results: (1) Education level has a significant positive impact on the health status of the elderly in China (p

Date: 2025
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