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Survey Findings on Elderly Health and Familial Happiness Released

Feb 16-2023   



 

The findings of a tracking survey on the factors that impact on the health of China’s senior residents and the well-being of families were unveiled on February 11, 2023. The survey was jointly conducted by China Population and Development Research Center (CPDRC), National School of Development (NSD), and China Family Planning Association (CFPA), as an initiative to embrace the era of longevity and enhance familial happiness.

 

According to the survey, China’s centenarians have three notable characteristics: they keep peace of mind and stay free of worries about petty issues; they have a dietary balance that maintains the diversity and equilibrium of food; and they actively undertake mind-stimulating activities, such as reading bookings and newspapers and even surfing the internet.

 

The survey also showed that 80% of the elderly people are taken care of by their family. To be more precise, before-80-year-olds tend to be looked after by their spouses, while those aged 80 and above are more likely to rely on their offspring for care.

 

Digitization has a tangible influence on the lifestyle of the senior residents, according to the survey. Of those aged 65 to 69 who participated in the survey, over 50% use smart phones; among centenarians the figure is 1.3%. 82.2% of the elderly people use smart phones for chatting, and 55.5% for reading news and watching movies and dramas. There is a market to tap for digital firms, said the survey report.

 

The three institutions have conducted nine rounds of such national surveys. The current round, from which the afore-mentioned findings were drawn, covered the valid sample data of 17,533 senior residents aged 65 and above in 482 counties spread around 26 provinces. Among those surveyed were 3,665 centenarians and more than 6,000 aged 90 and above. As the world’s largest-scale tracking survey of residents of advanced age, it furnishes effective data support to policy making and research projects on elderly health.

 

Survey Findings on Elderly Health and Familial Happiness Released

Feb 16-2023   



 

The findings of a tracking survey on the factors that impact on the health of China’s senior residents and the well-being of families were unveiled on February 11, 2023. The survey was jointly conducted by China Population and Development Research Center (CPDRC), National School of Development (NSD), and China Family Planning Association (CFPA), as an initiative to embrace the era of longevity and enhance familial happiness.

 

According to the survey, China’s centenarians have three notable characteristics: they keep peace of mind and stay free of worries about petty issues; they have a dietary balance that maintains the diversity and equilibrium of food; and they actively undertake mind-stimulating activities, such as reading bookings and newspapers and even surfing the internet.

 

The survey also showed that 80% of the elderly people are taken care of by their family. To be more precise, before-80-year-olds tend to be looked after by their spouses, while those aged 80 and above are more likely to rely on their offspring for care.

 

Digitization has a tangible influence on the lifestyle of the senior residents, according to the survey. Of those aged 65 to 69 who participated in the survey, over 50% use smart phones; among centenarians the figure is 1.3%. 82.2% of the elderly people use smart phones for chatting, and 55.5% for reading news and watching movies and dramas. There is a market to tap for digital firms, said the survey report.

 

The three institutions have conducted nine rounds of such national surveys. The current round, from which the afore-mentioned findings were drawn, covered the valid sample data of 17,533 senior residents aged 65 and above in 482 counties spread around 26 provinces. Among those surveyed were 3,665 centenarians and more than 6,000 aged 90 and above. As the world’s largest-scale tracking survey of residents of advanced age, it furnishes effective data support to policy making and research projects on elderly health.