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• TITLE: New Characteristics of Active Life Expectancy of the Elderly in China

  AUTHORS: Ping Gao, Han-Dong Li

  KEYWORDS: Aging, Remaining Life Expectancy, Active Life Expectancy (ALE), Inactive Life Expectancy (ILE), Multistate Life Table

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Aging Research, Vol.5 No.1, January 28, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Life expectancy of the elderly is a significant problem in China, and it changes not only the health care, but also the pension. This study used tracking data from the Chinese Urban and Rural Elderly Population Survey to calculate the age-specific Active Life Expectancy (ALE) of the Chinese elderly population aged 60 years and over. For analysis, this population was divided into different sub-populations according to gender, census register and region. The main conclusions of our study are as follows: 1) The quality of life for elderly males may be greater than that for elderly females; 2) There were significant differences in Active Life Expectancy (ALE) and Inactive Life Expectancy (ILE) between urban and rural elderly; 3) The differences in ALE between the eastern, central and western regions of China were not significant; and 4) The increased remaining life expectancy of the elderly was mainly attributed to the extended ALE in the lower age group and the expanded ILE in the higher age group. This study expands the knowledge of Chinese elderly’s life expectancy in different health status.