关键词: 农村老年人, 城市老年人, 经济收入, 代际支持, 生命历程

Abstract: Based on data from 2014 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey conducted by Renmin University of China,this paper analyzes the income levels and intergenerational economic support of the Chinese elderl.The study explores the influencing factors of the income of urban and rural elderly using multiple linear regression model.The results show that the average income of the urban elderly is 4.5 times that of the rural elderly.The“upward”transfer of economic resources is the main pattern among the families of Chinese elderly,while“downward”transfer is also distinct among the urban elderly in terms of the percentage and degree of the transfers to their childre.Both the early endowed qualifications and multiple cumulative social factors in the elderly’ s life courses are significantly related to the income level of the Chinese elderl.However,big differences are found among rural and urban elderly in terms of the effects or even the directions of the influencing factors.This paper proposes that the key of enhancing economic security in later life is to improve people’ s economic independence instead of encouraging economic supports by family members for elderly．

Keywords: Rural Elderly, Urban Elderly, Economic Income, Intergenerational Support, Life Course