Fong Joelle H, Feng Qiushi, Zhang Wei, Chen Huashuai
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, 469C Bukit Timah Road, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Department of Sociology & Centre for Family and Population Research, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
BMC Public Health. 2022 Mar 2;22(1):417. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12838-1.
To examine the time trends of leisure activity engagement among young-old adults aged 65-74 in China over a 16-year period.
Data for a nationally representative sample of young-old adults was sourced from the 2002-2018 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (N = 9504). Generalized estimating equations regressions were implemented to assess temporal trends for 10 different leisure-time activities. We also evaluated time trends for solitary versus social leisure-time activities.
Young-old adults were less likely to engage in any form of social activities (e.g. participate in social events) over time, controlling for other confounders such as age, sex, education, income, and health characteristics. Trends in outdoor activities participation and tourism also declined over 2002-2014, but reversed in 2018. In contrast, solitary leisure activities (e.g. watching TV) became more popular. There was a significant spike in the likelihood of keeping pets from 2011 onwards, especially among urbanites.
The future elderly in China have tended towards home-bound and solitary leisure activities over time, which warrants policy attention and public health interventions to reverse such trends.
研究中国65至74岁低龄老年人在16年期间休闲活动参与情况的时间趋势。
来自具有全国代表性的低龄老年人样本的数据源自2002 - 2018年中国健康与养老追踪调查（N = 9504）。采用广义估计方程回归来评估10种不同休闲活动的时间趋势。我们还评估了独自休闲活动与社交休闲活动的时间趋势。
随着时间推移，在控制年龄、性别、教育程度、收入和健康特征等其他混杂因素后，低龄老年人参与任何形式社交活动（如参加社交活动）的可能性降低。2002 - 2014年期间，户外活动参与和旅游的趋势也有所下降，但在2018年出现逆转。相比之下，独自休闲活动（如看电视）变得更受欢迎。从2011年起养宠物的可能性显著增加，尤其是在城市居民中。
随着时间推移，中国未来的老年人倾向于居家和独自休闲活动，这需要政策关注和公共卫生干预来扭转这种趋势。
