Study on the difference of physical activities and static activities between urban and rural elderly and its influencing factors - Empirical Analysis Based on 2018 CLHLS Data

Abstract Using the data of CLHLS in 2018, the differences of physical activities, static activities and influencing factors between urban and rural elderly in China were studied.The results showed that there were still significant differences in physical activities and static activities between urban and rural elderly in China (p<0.001) and the proportion of urban and rural elderly people participating in static activities is significantly higher than the proportion of physical exercise (61.62% vs 34.91%, 51.52% vs 23.63%).After controlling factors such as population, socioeconomic, lifestyle, self-evaluation health and external support, the differences in physical exercise and static activities between urban and rural elderly are actually smaller than observed.Factors of population, socioeconomic, lifestyle, self-assessment health and external support explain the differences.Not only that, some variables have different effects on physical activities and static activities.