Differences in the health behaviors of elderly individuals and influencing factors: Evidence from the Chinese<scp>L</scp>ongitudinal<scp>H</scp>ealthy<scp>L</scp>ongevity<scp>S</scp>urvey

Abstract

There are significant differences in the behaviors of elderly individuals in China, and the behaviors of the majority of elderly people are not healthy. China is expected to invest more medical and health resources to tackle health prevention and management and to provide targeted education, guidance, and intervention in elderly health behaviors, urging them to control and correct risky health behaviors with a focus on elderly individuals that are the oldest, are females, have low education levels, and live in the countryside and in towns.