Category Archives: Rural Elderly

China to Start Trial Rural Pension System to Boost Consumption

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Hong Zhang

June 24 (Bloomberg) 2009 — China, home to 700 million rural residents, approved a pilot pension program as the government tries to encourage farmers to spend more to help revive economic growth. The new system, which aims to cover 10 … Continue reading →

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自杀秩序与湖北京山农村老年人自杀

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Hong Zhang

杨华 原文载《开放时代》2009年第5期 我们在江汉平原的京山农村调查老年人状况时，问及老年人的非正常死亡情况，得到的回答是“我们这里就没有老人正常死亡的”。这让调查者深感震惊。从京山九房村的调查，及其他村庄的信息反馈来看，该地区老年人的自杀率确实比较高。[①]据我们不完全统计，改革30年来，仅1060人的九房村就有24例老人自杀，村民认为远不止这个数，估计要达到40～50例。近二十年，老年人自杀尤为集中和突出，村里几乎每年都有一两例老年人自杀，估计每10个死亡老人中就有3～4人是自杀身亡。

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Rural elderly left lonely, uncared

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Hong Zhang

Updated: 2006-11-03 16:07 Gao Shenmu, left, at home in Baodeng, the village where he and his wife, Wang Xiuying, raised six children. Three of their four sons migrated to get jobs, leaving two grandchildren to be cared for. The sons … Continue reading →

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