Helpless Dependents or Active Independents: A Cluster Analysis of Elders in China

• Published in: Social indicators research Vol. 119; no. 3; pp. 1247 - 1263
• Main Authors: Cai, Yi, Yang, Yali, Guo, Ping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.12.2014; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adaptation to change; Adult children; Age; Age groups; Aged; Aging; Aging (Individuals); Algorithms; Attitudes; Children; China; Cluster analysis; Collectivism; Demography; Dependents; Developing countries; Economic development; Economic reform; Elder care; Elderly; Families & family life; Family Planning; Family Relationship; Family Size; Fertility; Financial management; Happiness; Heterogeneity; Households; Human Geography; Industrialized nations; Intergenerational relationships; LDCs; Life satisfaction; Metropolitan Areas; Microeconomics; Multivariate Analysis; Old age benefits; Old age policy; Older Adults; Older people; Parent Child Relationship; Parents & parenting; Peoples Republic of China; Population; Population aging; Public Health; Quality of life; Quality of Life Research; Research centers; Research facilities; Researchers; Retired persons; Retirement; Retirement Benefits; Retirement income; Retirement planning; Social research; Social Sciences; Sociodemographic Factors; Sociology; Studies; Values; Well Being; Wellbeing; China; Cluster analysis; Retirement management; Old-age support; Chinese seniors; Subject well-being

The current study aimed to gain a better understanding of Chinese seniors' demographic information as well as their attitudes toward old-age support as an indicator for their subjective well-being related to their retirement preparation. Particularly, the variation of demographic and attitudina...