| Based on data of self-assessed health of the elderly aged 60 years or older in 103 counties in Hubei Province from the population census of 2010 andpopulation sampling survey of 2015,and using health rate of elderly(HRE)as indicator for the regional health level of the elderly(HLE),the spatiotemporal distributions and influencing factors of health level of the elderly population and its economic effect in Hubei Province are analyzed.Then Propose countermeasures and suggestions.The spatial and temporal pattern of HLE.The spatial differentiation of HLE is significant-high HRE regions are mainly distributed in urban districts of prefecture-level cities,followed by the central area of the province;and low HRE regions are mainly distributed at the peripheral areas.HLE distribution by county shows a significant positive spatial correlation.However,the degree of spatial agglomeration is falling as spatial difference of HRE increases.As a result,adjacent high HRE-high HRE counties mainly concentrated in Wuhan urban districts and neighboring areas,and adjacent low HRE-low HRE counties are mainly in the western,northeastern,and southeastern border areas of the province.Generally,the hotspot zones of HRE in Hubei Province remained in Wuhan urban districts and surrounding,and the opposite was found in the western,northeast,and southeast.Influencing factors of HLE.After controlling for the historical factor,regional socioeconomic development level,natural environment factors,and socioeconomic status of elderly determine the regional health level of the elderly population in the province.The economic effect of HLE.HLE will affect the growth of the economy.The higher of HLE,the more obvious the promotion of economic growth.There is a significant positive correlation between the input of labor capital per capita and economic growth;the level of human capital directly affects the economic development,and the level of human capital will increase,which will increase the level of economic growth. |
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