Old-age Care Expectations and Preferences of Residents of Different Occupations: An Empirical Study in Jilin Province(PDF)
《南京师大学报》(社会科学版)[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]
- Issue:
- 2015年04期
- Page:
- 23-
- Research Field:
- 社会理论与实践:老龄化与养老问题研究
- Publishing date:
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- Title:
- Old-age Care Expectations and Preferences of Residents of Different Occupations: An Empirical Study in Jilin Province
- Author(s):
- PU Xin-wei
- Keywords:
- types of occupations; old-age care expectations; old-age care modes; social policies
- PACS:
- -
- DOI:
- -
- 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.
Last Update: 2015-08-01