Gender disparity in the individual attitude toward longevity among Japanese population: Findings from a national survey.

ABSTRACT: The unprecedented population aging brings profound influences to the social values of longevity. The individual attitudes toward the expended life time deserves scrutiny, as it reflects the impacts of social networks and social welfare on people's life and wellbeing. This study aims to examine whether and how gender disparity is affecting the individual anticipation to longevity among Japanese citizen. We used the dataset of National Survey on Social Security and Peoples Life implemented in 2017 to calculate the odds ratios (OR) of the individual anticipation to longevity. Besides gender, other demographic characteristics, physical and mental health, the experience of nursing care for the elderly, financial conditions and social networks are examined by performing the multilevel mixed-effe

SUBMITTER: Gai Tobe R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8372936 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature