Chinese elderly enjoy richer cultural life: survey

Source: Xinhua| 2018-05-20 18:08:28|Editor: ZX
Video PlayerClose

BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Elderly Chinese enjoy more diverse cultural products and entertainment, according to a recent survey report.

In 2015 some 20.7 percent of elderly reported engaging in gardening or keeping pets, up 8.8 percentage points from 2010, according to the Survey Report on the Living Conditions of China's Urban and Rural Older Persons (2018), published by Social Sciences Academic Press.

About 88.9 percent of elderly listen to the radio and watch TV, up 2.8 percentage points from 2010, while 20.9 percent read newspapers and books, up 4.5 percentage points. Some 42.8 percent also said they like taking a walk or jogging.

Five percent of the surveyed elderly use the internet frequently, up from 0.3 percent in 2010, mostly for reading news, watching TV shows, playing games, and chatting.

Some 2 percent of those surveyed said they attend colleges which provide programs targeted at elderly people.

A total of 222,700 Chinese aged 60 and above from across the country answered the survey, which has been conducted every five years since 2000 by the China National Committee on Aging.

TOP STORIES
EDITOR’S CHOICE
MOST VIEWED
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011100001371931451
国产无码在线观看免费在线,37pao国产成视频,日韩一区二区视频在线,国产国产人免费人成免费视频麻豆
亚洲天堂在线观看视频一区 | 熟女视频一区二区三区 | 亚洲一区二区三区精品视频 | 在线观看国产日韩亚洲中文字幕 | 色妺妺在线视频 | 亚洲中文字幕人成乱在线 |