The Digital Divide and Active Aging in China

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 18; no. 23; p. 12675
• Main Authors: Liu, Lingchen, Wu, Fan, Tong, Huiying, Hao, Cuihong, Xie, Tingting
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.12.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: 21st century; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; China; Consumption; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Digital Divide; Digital economy; Digital technology; Economic growth; Health care; Humans; Information literacy; Information technology; Internet; Life satisfaction; Middle Aged; Older people; Population; Public health; Social change; Social Participation; Society; Technology; Technology adoption; China; entropy weight method; active aging; digital divide

With the rapid development of society, especially the advent of intelligent technology of life services, the ability of the elderly to adapt to modern digital life is getting weaker and weaker, the dilemma of the “digital divide” for the elderly has aroused heated public debate. In the era of aging...