Table 3 Residence models of elderly in 2010 by percentage
From: Household changes in contemporary China: an analysis based on the four recent censuses
Residence models | 1982 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65+ | 65+ | 65+ | 80+ | 65+ | 80+ | |
Elderly living alone | 12.2 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 17.5 |
Elderly couple (1-generation nuclear) | 13.7 | 17.1 | 23.9 | 11.2 | 29.2 | 16.8 |
Elderly couple and unmarried children (standard nuclear) | 6.9 | 6.6 | 5 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 |
Single elderly and unmarried children (impaired nuclear) | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
Other 2-generation nuclear (expanded nuclear, etc.) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
Elderly and married children (2-generation lineal) | 3.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 12.3 | 6.9 | 13.6 |
Elderly and grandchildren (generation-skipping) | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
Elderly, children and grandchildren (3-generation lineal) | 47.2 | 47.4 | 41.1 | 38.0 | 32.8 | 30.0 |
Other expanded household | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 8.4 |
Sum of single elderly and elderly couple households | 25.9 | 26.7 | 33.5 | 23.6 | 41.7 | 34.3 |
Sum of elderly living with children | 73.2 | 72.7 | 62.2 | 75.8 | 57.2 | 63.8 |