经济赡养能增进老年人健康吗——基于2011年CHARLS数据的内生性检验

Does Economic Support Improve the Health Status of the Elderly :An Endogenous Test From 2011 CHARLS

本文利用中国健康与养老追踪调查数据(CHARLS)2011年数据,实证分析子女提供经济支持与老年人健康之间的关系。在控制了内生性的情况下,发现经济支持对老年人健康有显著影响。经济支持每增加10%,老人自评健康就会增加2.55%。而经济支持与子女的收入显著相关。此外,老年人的健康与其本身的经济状况和社会活动的参与高度相关。因此,本文的政策含义在于,政府可以通过增加中青年人的收入,来提高老年人获取经济支持的可能性,也可以通过增加养老金和老年活动设施,以增进国民健康水平,缓解老龄化带来的压力。

Based on the data from 2011 China Heahh and Retirement Longitudinal Survey （CHARLS）, this paper explores the relation between economical support and the elderly＇s health. After controlling of the endogeneity of the variables, the effect of economic support is highly significant on the elderly＇s health status. A 10% increase in economic support will lead to 2.55% increase in the elderly＇s self-assessed health status. Generally speaking,economic support boasts of manifest significance correlation with adult children＇s revenue. Furthermore, the elderly＇ health correlates with their own economic status and their participation of social activities. The primary policy implication of this study is that these polices to improve young and mid-aged people＇s revenue to raise the probability of the elderly＇s economic support from children, to increase the elderly＇s pension and to provide abundant facilities for the elderly＇s social activities all can better the elderly＇s health status.