International Journal of Asian Social Science Research
Heterogeneous Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Health Outcomes among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Evidence from Five Waves of CHARLS
This paper uses data from five waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) (N = 37,710) to measure the health of middle-aged and older adults from the four dimensions of Activities of Daily Living (ADL), self-rated health, mental health, and the number of chronic diseases. It uses principal component analysis to construct a comprehensive socioeconomic status (SES) index, and uses negative binomial regression model, generalized ordered logit and linear regression model to test the impact of …