Gender Difference of Self-Rated Health among Elderly Migrants: A Multilevel Study Based on Theory of Health Double Factors

Nan Zhang, The National Police University for Criminal Justice
Yang Meng, The National Police University for Criminal Justice
Bo Yang, Shaanxi Normal University

The number of rural elderly population moving from rural to urban areas is increasing, and it becomes a new trend of China’s internal migration. Since gender difference in health and environment changes, self-rated health of elderly migrants would be different. Based on Dynamic Monitoring Investigation of Health among Migrants in 2015, this study adopts theory of Health Double Factors and uses multilevel model to analyze self-rated health of elderly migrants. Results indicate that endogenous factors have more negatively impact on self-rated health for elderly male migrants at individual level. While among exogenous factors, self-rated health of male migrants would be positively enhanced by employment status and use of medical resources; causes of migration are closely related to self-rated health, and correlation shows gender difference. At family-level, household income expenditure structure rarely affects self-rated health, but migrating with family is with negative influence, and especially for elderly male migrants.

Keywords: Older Adults and Intergenerational Relations, Population Ageing

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