Living Arrangements of the Elderly in China: Evidence from CHARLS

Xiaoyan Lei ,John Strauss, Meng Tian and Yaohui Zhao December 2011 IZA DP No. 6249 Recent increases in Chinese elderly living alone or only with a spouse has raised concerns about elderly support, especially when public support is inadequate. However, using rich information from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, we find that the [...]