Living Arrangements of the Contemporary Older People in China:An Analysis Based on Three Perspectives
This paper uses the short-form,long-form,and long-form 1%sampling data from the seventh national population census to analyze the living style of the elderly aged 65 and above.Accord-ing to the data in the short form,among households with two elderly people,the percentage of elderly couples living alone is more than 55%,while among households with one elderly person,more than 36%of the elderly live alone.The data in the long form show that the vast majority of the elderly live at home,and less than 1%live in institutions.According to the long-form 1%sampling data,the total proportion of elderly couples living alone and singles living alone exceeds 50%.China's contemporary elderly people has entered an era dominated by couples living alone and single living alone.
ElderlyLiving ArrangementsCouples Living AloneSingle Living AloneThe 7th Popu-lation Census