关键词: 老年人, 养老需求, 家庭养老, 社会养老, 老龄化

Abstract: Based on 2014 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey，this paper explores the principal demands of old-age care for the Chinese elderly through analyzing their physical and mental health，economic status，social participation，and expectations for old-age support．This paper further examines old people’s family resources such as their family size，family structure，living arrangements，and children’s situations and their social resources such as social security，medical and health services，facilities，and social services．The results show that 47.53% of the Chinese older people are living in the empty- nest family．12.54% of the elderly need to be cared at different levels．Pension levels still vary considerably among different regions，although the economic independence of the elderly have been improved． Welfares such as the oldest-old allowance and preferential treatment for elderly have progressed remarkably．However，there are big differences between urban and rural areas in terms of the coverage of the old-age care institutions and facilities．

Keywords:  Older People, Demands of Old-age Care, Family Support for the Elderly, Social Support for the Elderly, Aging