Research On Health Effects Of Intergenerational Economic Support For The Elderly In Rural Areas

With the steady development of China's economy and the continuous advancement of urbanization,and the introduction of precise poverty alleviation policies,the economy in rural areas has developed rapidly.In 2017,the number of people aged over 60 in China has reached 241 million.Although the overall income level of rural residents has been significantly improved,the social reality of "aging before umprepared" still makes family pen sions indispensable in rural areas.The economic support of the family is also an essential part of meeting the old-age pension needs of the rural elderly.Whether economic support can bring about the health effects that are beneficial to the elderly or which type of economic support has significant health effects deserves further study.Whether economic support can bring benefits to older people is worthy of further study.Using data from a sample survey and follow-up surveys,"Well-being of the elderly in Anhui Province",conducted in 2001,2003,2006,2009,2012 and 2015 respectively,by Xi'an Jiaotong University in Chaohu city,Anhui Province.The model of individual growth in the model is related to the empirical study of the health effects and health effects of intergenerational economic support in the rural elderly.This research establishes an analytical framework for the economic division of children's economic support from the perspective of the elderly and explores the health effects of intergenerational economic support for the elderly in rural areas.The results of the study found that:(1)for the objective physical health indicators of activity of daily living,the rural elderly get financial support to significantly worsen their activity of daily living,provide economic support to significantly improve their activity of daily living;(2)for the subjective mental health indicators of depression,the two-way economic support of the rural elderly and the children significantly reduced the level of depression;(3)Obtaining economic support from elderly daughter for intergenerational economic support for the elderly significantly worsens elderly activity of daily living more than elderly son.Providing economic support for elderly daughter improve elderly activity of daily living more than elderly son;(4)The economic support of the elderly in the intergenerational economic support and sons of the elderly significantly reduced elderly depression levels than their daughters.The results of the study reveal that the significant health effects of rural elderly economic support exist in the separation of children's genders and the unidirectional flow that benefits their health effects.In summary,this research combines empirical and theoretical research methods to analyze the effects of economic support for the gender division of rural elderly people and children on the effects of physical health on activity of daily living and subjective mental health depression in the elderly,and points out the importance of the health effects of economic support in the family pension system and provides theoretical support for the development of healthy and aging industries.