title: Gender differences in activity of daily living of the elderly in rural China: evidence from Chaohu.
abstract: Using data from a sample survey, Well-being of the elderly in Anhui province, China, this paper studies the effects of health, economic and family factors on the activities of daily living (ADLs) as measures of disability for elderly men and women. The objective is to explore reasons for gender differences in ADLs in rural China. Our results suggest that higher incidence rates of chronic diseases, lower cognitive ability, as well as heavier household and daily care burdens of females, are the main factors leading to a higher prevalence of ADL disability for the female elderly.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Population and Development Studies, Xi'an, China. zhwenj@263.net
authors.forename: Wenjuan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shuzhuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Marcus W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Feldman
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D016387:Women's Health