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Title:: Old-age Care Expectations and Preferences of Residents of Different Occupations: An Empirical Study in Jilin Province

Keywords:: types of occupations; old-age care expectations; old-age care modes; social policies

Abstract:: The effect of types of occupations on old-age care modes has not received enough attention among the existing studies on residents’ preferences for old-age care modes. Hence, investigating such effect is of practical significance. Through analyzing the data from an empirical study on old-age care expectations and preferences of residents of different occupations in Jilin province, we conducted a qualitative study taking old-age care expectations as the intermediate variable. The results show that occupational stability, prestige and status exert influence on residents’ old-age care expectations and preferences. People taking stable occupations with high prestige and social status display stronger ability to respond to risks. They have higher positive old-age care expectations, thus tending to depend on themselves and private institutions for old-age care. By contrast, people of unstable occupations with low prestige and social status show an obvious inclination for negative old-age care expectations. Therefore, they rely more on public old-age care facilities provided by the government and society.