通讯工具的拥有对老年人亲情交往频率的影响

Communication tools's influence on the elderly family relation communication frequency

本文利用中国老龄科研中心2006年中国城乡10%老年人口状况追踪抽样调查数据,采用Binary Logistic回归分析,在控制了个体的人口学特征(性别、年龄、受教育程度、婚姻状况)及其经济状况、健康相关特征与老年人的住房与居住状况后,考察了一般通讯工具的拥有(电话、手机等)对老年人亲情交往的影响。研究结果显示,自变量"通讯工具的拥有(电话、手机)"对老年人亲情交往频率的影响显著,一般通讯工具的拥有(电话、手机)对老年人亲情交往频率具有增强的作用,拥有一般通讯工具(电话、手机)的老年人亲情交往频率高于没有通讯工具的。即:拥有两种通讯工具的老年人亲情交往频率是没有通讯工具的2.368倍,拥有一种通讯工具的老年人亲情交往频率是没有通讯工具的1.279倍。

This paper explores what kind of impact this makes on the frequency of old people family interaction.We study the Chinese urban and rural elderly population in 2006,using binary logistic regression method to control for demographic characteristics(gender,age,educational level,marital status),self-rated economic status,self-rated health status,residential structure,number of the children living with and out-of his parents.The result shows that the independent variables 'old people's ownership of communication tools(telephone & mobile phone)' makes a significant impact on family interaction frequency.The owner of the communication tools(telephone,mobile phone) has enhanced the role of family interaction frequency for the elderly: those with general communication tools(telephone,mobile phone) had more contact with their families than the elderly without general communication tools.When the elderly have two communication tools,the family interaction frequency is 2.368 times greater than the elderly without any communication tools;When the elderly have one communication tool,the family interaction frequency is 1.279 times than the elderly without any communication tools.