Luxury or normal goods? Evidence from the utilization of institutional care services for the disabled older adults in China

• Published in: Frontiers in public health Vol. 11; p. 1289502
• Main Authors: Xia, Xueqing, Li, Quanlun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 2023
• Subjects: Aged; Asian People; burden on children; Child; China; Disabled Persons; Female; Health Status; Humans; Income; institutional care service; Male; Normal goods; pension benefits; urban disabled older adult; China; burden on children; Normal goods; pension benefits; institutional care service; urban disabled older adult

Nursing care is essential for older adults with disabilities. Income plays a crucial role in determining the utilization of institutional care services. Pension benefit, as the main source of income for the older adults in China's cities and towns in their later years, is an important factor in...