Abstract:
【Objective/Meaning】At present, the aging of population is increasing, and there is regional imbalance in the aging of population. To pay attention to the aging problem in different regions is helpful to understand the needs of people in different regions and develop the mode of providing for the aged according to local conditions.【Methods/Procedures】Based on the questionnaire survey data of elderly people's willingness to provide for the aged in Fuzhou City and Sanming City, the software of SPSS 19.0 was used to analyze the willingness to provide for the aged and influencing factors in the two cities.【Results/Conclusions】The results showed that the proportion of elderly people choosing community pension was higher than that of family pension in Fuzhou, while the majority of elderly people in Sanming preferred family pension. For the middle-aged and elderly people in different cities, health status and ideology were the important factors that affect the willingness to provide for the aged. Gender and the nature of work unit also had more influence on the willingness of middle-aged and elderly people to provide for the aged in Fuzhou City, while age, marital status, living distance with children and monthly income had more influence on the willingness of middle-aged and elderly people to provide for the aged in Sanming City.