Digital Village Development and Health Level of Rural Elderly
Using the data of China Rural Revitalization Survey(CRRS)in 2020,this paper discusses the impact of digital rural development on the healthy level of rural elderly and its mechanism.The find-ings are:First,the development of digital countryside can improve the health level of rural elderly.The digitalization of the rural economy,the rural governance,the rural life and the rural infrastructure have all improved the health level of rural elderly,and the marginal effect of the digitalization of rural economy on the health of the rural elderly is minimal.Second,digital rural development improves the health of ru-ral elderly by helping rural economy,rural governance and rural life.Third,the impact of digital rural development on the health level of the elderly is heterogeneous in three aspects:village geographical loca-tion,village topography and whether to participate in pension insurance.Based on the above conclu-sions,this paper holds that digital rural construction should be comprehensively promoted to help rural governance,rural life and rural economy,so as to improve the health level of rural elderly,actively cope with population aging,and promote the development of healthy China.
digital rural developmentrural elderly healthactive aginghealthy China
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