Citation

Yang M, Rosenberg MW, Li J. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020; 17(5): e1739.

Affiliation

College of Resources and Environmental Science, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

DOI

10.3390/ijerph17051739

PMID

32155968

Abstract

China is facing serious population aging issues because of many unintended consequences of the economic reforms that began in the 1980s and with social policies such as the "one child" policy. Understanding the spatial distribution of the health status of older people has attracted more and more attention in many countries, including China. By employing descriptive analysis, this study uses data from the Chinese Population Censusand Statistical Year Bookto explore the health inequalities of older people at the national level. Based on the Getis-Ord Gi*, this study finds that the uneven spatial distribution of socio-economic status results in health inequalities for older people at the national level. The geographic distribution of life expectancy was correlated with a number of important demographic, socio-economic, and environmental variables. For further research, investigations should be conducted among individuals at micro-geographic scales.

Language: en

Keywords

Getis-Ord Gi*; Moran’s I; health inequalities; life expectancy; older people; socio-economic factor; spatial distribution