Housing Resources And Health Inequality Of The Elderly From The Perspective Of Social Stratification

Currently,Chinese population aging is accelerating.Under the policy background of promoting "healthy aging",it is urgent to improve the health level of the elderly and promote the health fairness of the elderly.Given that home-based care is still the mainstream model for the elderly in my country,and the housing conditions and living environment of the elderly are closely related to their health,this study focuses on the relationship between the ownership of residential resources and health of the elderly.This paper uses the data from The Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey(CLHLS),taking the home-based elderly aged 65 and above as the research object,and analyzes the living conditions and health status of the home-based elderly through descriptive statistics,cross analysis,and regression analysis.The impact of control variables and variables related to housing resources on the self-assessed health,physical health and mental health of the elderly was investigated.On the basis of stratifying the elderly group according to the possession of housing resources,the Chi-square test was used to verify that the elderly were different.There are health inequalities among the stratification of housing resources,and the impact of stratification of housing resources on the health inequality of the elderly is further explored through the binary logistic regression model.The results of the study found that:(1)The main housing resources of the elderly are:living with family members;the main housing type is a single-family house,followed by apartment buildings;more than half of the elderly’s housing rights belong to themselves or their spouses;some elderly people’s housing has problems such as rain leakage,water leakage,and musty smell;the penetration rate of natural gas,range hoods,air purification devices and other facilities is not high;there is an imbalance in the distribution of community service resources;the elderly group There are differences in housing ownership in terms of gender,age,and marital status,and there are significant urban-rural differences in housing types,housing facilities,and community services.(2)The health status of the elderly is not optimistic,with more than half of the self-rated unhealthy,30%with limited self-care in daily life,and nearly half with depression risk;the health status of the elderly group is related to gender,age,living standard,etc.The characteristics are closely related.The health status of female elderly is worse than that of male elderly.The older the older,the worse the physical and mental health.However,the elderly are more positive in self-evaluation of health than the younger elderly,and the better the living standard,the better the health status.(3)housing resources-related variables have a significant impact on the health status of the elderly.Specifically,housing types in residential property resources,housing quality and indoor facilities in facility resources have a significant impact on the self-rated health of the elderly;facility resources and service resources in housing resources have a significant impact on the self-care of the elderly The status has a significant impact;housing type,housing quality,indoor facilities and community services have a significant impact on the mental health of the elderly.(4)Stratification of housing resources will lead to health inequalities in the elderly population.There are significant hierarchical differences in the health status of the elderly among the housing resources advantage group,the housing resources intermediate group,and the housing resources disadvantaged group.The stratification of housing resources will have a significant impact on the health status of the elderly.The better your health,physical fitness and mental health.Based on the above conclusions,this paper proposes the following countermeasures and suggestions:First,we should accurately help disadvantaged groups of housing resources and create a livable environment for the elderly.Second,we should pay attention to the housing resources of the elderly in rural areas and narrow the health inequality between urban and rural areas.Third,we should increase the supply of community services and build elderly friendly communities.Fourth,we should introduce incentive and safeguard measures to optimize the housing resources and environment for the elderly.