Older women in China are much more likely to be in poor
Older women in China are much more likely to be in poor health and live in poverty than men are, according to a survey of general living conditions among the most rapidly aging population in the world.
The survey of 17,708 people over the age of 45 from both urban and rural areas, from a nationally representative sample of China except Tibet, found stark gender differences in how men and women age.
Adult women fared worse than men both in self-reported measures and actual health. Most strikingly, 47 percent of women 60 and older reported high levels of depressive symptoms, such as restless sleep and feelings of fear.