Abstract： A household survey plus direct participant observation was conducted to investigate the elderly people's family composition and its differences among economically different families. The survey shows that with the development of market economy, there is a big gap between rural regions and classes. As a result, significant differences exist in rural aging family composition. Such differences directly influence rural seniors' pension situation and social awareness, especially in poorer rural areas where the family pension function is weakening or even collapsing. So it is urgent to build a security system for the leftover elderly people in rural communities.
刘灿1, 魏臻2. 中国农村老年人的家庭构成与差异——以山东省S市农村调查为例[J]. 江苏大学学报（社会科学版）, 2014, 16(2): 24-32.
LIU Can-1, Wei-Zhen-2. The Elderly People'ｓ Family Composition and its Differences in Rural China
——A Study Based on an Investigation in Rural S City of Shandong Province. Journal of Jiangsu University（Social Science Editi, 2014, 16(2): 24-32.
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