Social Engagement and Elderly Health in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS)

Social Engagement and Elderly Health in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS)

This study examines the impact of social engagement on elderly health in China. A two-stage residual inclusion (2SRI) regression approach was used to examine the causal relationship. Our dataset comprises 9253 people aged 60 or above from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS)...

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Main Authors: Jin Liu, Scott Rozelle, Qing Xu, Ning Yu, Tianshu Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
social engagement
elderly health
healthy aging
loneliness
2SRI
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/2/278

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