本文利用1997年对长春市社区老年人问卷调查的资料,分析老年人自身的主观评价指标并测量老年人晚年生活的满意程度,揭示满意程度的性别差异,在相关分析的前提下,利用多元回归进一步分析了影响这一变量的主要因素。从研究结果看,老年人自身的经济状况、健康程度和代际关系影响着老年人对自身晚年生活满意程度的评估,其中前两个因素影响显著。这一结果与研究者从子女焦点小组资料呈现的定性研究结果很吻合。在社会经济变迁的情况下,基本收入的保障(离退休金)、良好的代际关系和健康的身体是影响老年人晚年生活质量的重要原因。

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