title: The status of elderly women in families viewed from the rate of their heading the household.
abstract: The author assesses the socioeconomic status of elderly women in China, with a focus on marital status, educational level, and employment.  "In family and population studies, the methodology for research on household head rate is held as superior to household size and generation distribution indexes in understanding the change of family structures.  This paper attempts to apply this methodology to the study of elderly women's familial status."
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D008722:Methods; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Adult; Age Factors; Aged--women; Asia; China; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Head Of Household--women; Households; Methodological Studies; Population; Population Characteristics; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status--women; Women's Status