Hu J C
Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1990;31(1):31-44. doi: 10.2190/BVJD-FM34-6URK-XPKY.
This study describes and analyzes the hobbies of over 500 retired individuals (ages fifty to eighty-eight in the People's Republic of China. Data were obtained through questionnaires and compared with the responses of 100 younger people (twenty to thirty-nine years of age). Hobbies of the retired people were classified into five categories: reading, physical exercise, productive, visual-auditory, and recreational. This classification is at variance with the one proposed by some Western writers. The following conclusions were reached: 1) there are significant differences between the hobbies of retired people and those of younger people; 2) reading is the hobby most preferred by the retired person in China; and 3) gender, age, education, and previous occupation are the factors that most influence the retired person's choice of hobbies.
本研究描述并分析了500多名退休人员（中华人民共和国年龄在50至88岁之间）的爱好。数据通过问卷调查获得，并与100名年轻人（20至39岁）的回答进行了比较。退休人员的爱好分为五类：阅读、体育锻炼、生产性活动、视听活动和娱乐活动。这种分类与一些西方作家提出的分类不同。得出了以下结论：1）退休人员和年轻人的爱好之间存在显著差异；2）阅读是中国退休人员最喜欢的爱好；3）性别、年龄、教育程度和以前的职业是最影响退休人员爱好选择的因素。
