University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.
J Aging Health. 2014 Mar;26(2):155-77. doi: 10.1177/0898264313504456. Epub 2013 Oct 1.
This study examines relationships between local-area age structure and health at older ages.
We estimate random intercept models for two disability measures using four waves of data from a national panel study of 3,580 Japanese older adults.
Elderly living in relatively older areas reported more difficulties with activities of daily living compared with those living in an "average" age structure. Controlling for individual characteristics and time did little to change this relationship; while a similar relationship between older age structure and functional limitations emerged.
Residents of relatively older areas tended to have lower socioeconomic status, but this "disadvantage" was offset by their higher rates of employment and marriage. These compositional differences highlight the role of local-area age structure in identifying and understanding elderly health variation between places.
本研究考察了老年时局部地区年龄结构与健康之间的关系。
我们使用一项针对 3580 名日本老年人的全国性面板研究的四波数据，对两种残疾指标进行了随机截距模型的估计。
与生活在“平均”年龄结构的人相比，生活在相对较老地区的老年人在日常生活活动中报告有更多的困难。控制个人特征和时间对这种关系影响不大；而在年龄结构较老与功能障碍之间也出现了类似的关系。
相对较老地区的居民往往社会经济地位较低，但他们较高的就业率和结婚率弥补了这一“劣势”。这些构成差异突出了地方年龄结构在识别和理解老年人健康差异方面的作用。
