How long can Chinese women work after retirement based on health level: Evidence from the CHARLS
ObjectiveTo further enhance the understanding of factors impacting female participation in the workforce based on health levels and to measure the excess work capacity of middle-aged and older female groups by residence and educational level.MethodsData of women aged 45–74 were accessed from the Chi...
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| description | ObjectiveTo further enhance the understanding of factors impacting female participation in the workforce based on health levels and to measure the excess work capacity of middle-aged and older female groups by residence and educational level.MethodsData of women aged 45–74 were accessed from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) from 2011, 2013, 2015, to 2018. The health status of women was comprehensively evaluated by single health variables and frailty index. A Probit model was used to measure the excess working capacity of women by region (rural/urban) and educational level, taking all women aged 45–49, rural women aged 45–49, and rural (illiterate) women in all age groups as the benchmark, respectively.ResultsThe excess capacity of all Chinese women aged 50–64 is 1.9 years, and that of women aged 50–74 is 5.1 years. The excess work capacity of women in urban and rural areas and with different educational levels is heterogeneous. The excess working capacity of urban women aged 50–64 is 6.1–7.8 years, and that of urban women aged 50–74 is 9.8–14.9 years. The excess working capacity of urban women aged 50–64 is about 6 times that of rural women. The excess work capacity of highly educated women was 3 times higher than that of illiterate women.ConclusionThe potential work capacity of Chinese women remains to be exploited, especially for urban and highly educated middle-aged and older women with better conditions of health, whose potential is more significant. A rational retirement policy for women and the progressive implementation of an equal retirement age for men and women will contribute to further advancement of gender equality and healthy aging in the workplace in China. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b00fd8cf2bea4dc3bba604d254efb1392023-02-27T07:42:50ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-02-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.987362987362How long can Chinese women work after retirement based on health level: Evidence from the CHARLSXiya Cheng0Ya Fang1Yanbing Zeng2Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment of Fujian Province, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaKey Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment of Fujian Province, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaObjectiveTo further enhance the understanding of factors impacting female participation in the workforce based on health levels and to measure the excess work capacity of middle-aged and older female groups by residence and educational level.MethodsData of women aged 45–74 were accessed from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) from 2011, 2013, 2015, to 2018. The health status of women was comprehensively evaluated by single health variables and frailty index. A Probit model was used to measure the excess working capacity of women by region (rural/urban) and educational level, taking all women aged 45–49, rural women aged 45–49, and rural (illiterate) women in all age groups as the benchmark, respectively.ResultsThe excess capacity of all Chinese women aged 50–64 is 1.9 years, and that of women aged 50–74 is 5.1 years. The excess work capacity of women in urban and rural areas and with different educational levels is heterogeneous. The excess working capacity of urban women aged 50–64 is 6.1–7.8 years, and that of urban women aged 50–74 is 9.8–14.9 years. The excess working capacity of urban women aged 50–64 is about 6 times that of rural women. The excess work capacity of highly educated women was 3 times higher than that of illiterate women.ConclusionThe potential work capacity of Chinese women remains to be exploited, especially for urban and highly educated middle-aged and older women with better conditions of health, whose potential is more significant. A rational retirement policy for women and the progressive implementation of an equal retirement age for men and women will contribute to further advancement of gender equality and healthy aging in the workplace in China.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.987362/fulldelayed retirementwomen's healthlabor participationChinesework capacity |
| spellingShingle | Xiya Cheng Ya Fang Yanbing Zeng How long can Chinese women work after retirement based on health level: Evidence from the CHARLS Frontiers in Public Health delayed retirement women's health labor participation Chinese work capacity |
| title | How long can Chinese women work after retirement based on health level: Evidence from the CHARLS |
| title_full | How long can Chinese women work after retirement based on health level: Evidence from the CHARLS |
| title_fullStr | How long can Chinese women work after retirement based on health level: Evidence from the CHARLS |
| title_full_unstemmed | How long can Chinese women work after retirement based on health level: Evidence from the CHARLS |
| title_short | How long can Chinese women work after retirement based on health level: Evidence from the CHARLS |
| title_sort | how long can chinese women work after retirement based on health level evidence from the charls |
| topic | delayed retirement women's health labor participation Chinese work capacity |
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