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<p>Addressing poverty among the elderly is essential for achieving sustainable development objectives. Despite considerable research progress on elderly poverty, studies that explore this topic from the perspective of spatial changes in urban–rural differences are scarce. This study aims to fill this gap by utilising data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey covering the years 2011, 2014 and 2018. This research applies the Alkire–Foster and Geodetector methods and investigates the spatial variations and determinants of urban–rural differences in elderly poverty (URDEP). Results reveal that rural elderly individuals experience higher poverty levels than their urban counterparts. In addition, URDEP is lower in developed areas and more pronounced in less-developed regions. This study identifies several factors that influence spatial changes in URDEP, including urban–rural income gap, economic level and quality of community elderly care services. These findings offer valuable insights into reducing elderly poverty and enriching the understanding of mechanisms driving spatial changes in URDEP from a geographical perspective.</p>

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Understanding the urban–rural divide in elderly poverty in China

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    2026年4月29日

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  • Xia Wang,
  • Yuxuan Jiang,
  • Meilikezhati Adili,
  • Yuqing Gan,
  • Songnian Jiang,
  • Lijun Wu,
  • Yihao He

摘要

Addressing poverty among the elderly is essential for achieving sustainable development objectives. Despite considerable research progress on elderly poverty, studies that explore this topic from the perspective of spatial changes in urban–rural differences are scarce. This study aims to fill this gap by utilising data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey covering the years 2011, 2014 and 2018. This research applies the Alkire–Foster and Geodetector methods and investigates the spatial variations and determinants of urban–rural differences in elderly poverty (URDEP). Results reveal that rural elderly individuals experience higher poverty levels than their urban counterparts. In addition, URDEP is lower in developed areas and more pronounced in less-developed regions. This study identifies several factors that influence spatial changes in URDEP, including urban–rural income gap, economic level and quality of community elderly care services. These findings offer valuable insights into reducing elderly poverty and enriching the understanding of mechanisms driving spatial changes in URDEP from a geographical perspective.