This study examines the well-being of older people in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) using microlevel data.
Authors
Ichimura, Hidehiko, Lei, Xiaoyan, Lee, Chulhee, Lee, Jinkook, Park, Albert, Sawada, Yasuyuki
- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/WPS240470-2
- Dimensions
- 8.5x11
- ISSN
- 2313-6537(print) 2313-6545(PDF)
- Pages
- 41
- Published in
- Philippines
- SKU
- WPS240470-2
- pages
- 40
Table of Contents
- Abstract 4
- I. Introduction 5
- II. Prior Literature 6
- III. Data 9
- IV. Measures 10
- V. Methodology 11
- VI. Findings 14
- VII. Conclusion 21
- Figures and Tables 22
- Figure 1: Total Fertility (Number of Children per Woman), 1950–2010 22
- Figure 2: Life Expectancy at Birth, 1960–2012 22
- Figure 3: Proportion of Older People (65+) as a Proportion of Total Population, 1950–2050 23
- Figure 4: Old-Age Dependency Ratio (Ratio of Population Aged 65+ per 100 Population 15–64), 1950–2010 23
- Figure 5: Per Capita Gross Domestic Product, 1950–2018 24
- Figure 6: Suicide Rates, 1991–2013 25
- Figure 7: Suicide Rates in the People’s Republic of China, 2003–2012 26
- Table 1: Summary Statistics: Analysis Sample at Age 54–78 27
- Table 2: Mean Percentage of Clinically Depressed by Sex and Other Characteristics 29
- Table 3: Results from Linear Probability Model of Being Depressed 31
- Table 4: Results from the Linear Probability Model of Being Depressed on Basic Variables 33
- Table 5: Oaxaca Decomposition of Mean Country Differences in Depression Probability 34
- Table 6: Simulation Results—Mean Predicted Probability of Elevated Depressive Symptoms 35
- Table 7: Results from the Matching Analysis 36
- References 37
