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The workshop on "Determinants of Healthy Longevity in China"

at Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)

Rostock, Germany, August 2-4, 2004

August 2, Monday

8:20 - 9:00 a.m. Registration of the participants

Session 1

Chair: James W. Vaupel

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

James W. Vaupel (MPIDR): "Opening Address and Presentation about International Studies on Healthy Longevity"

Yi Zeng (Duke U and Peking U): "Progress and Perspectives of Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study"

Jacqui Smith (MPIHD): "Psychological Resources for Healthy Longevity: Crosssectional Analyses of Subjective Well-being in Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study (CLHLS)"

10:30 - 10:50 a.m. Coffee break

Session 2

Chair: Jacqui Smith

10:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Francesco Lagona (MPIDR):"Spatial Heterogeneity and Healthy Longevity in China"

Zhong Zhao (Peking U): "How Important Is Economic Status in Determining the Longevity in China?"

Karen S. L. Cheung (Rome U); Paul Yip, Iris Chi (HK U) and Jean-Marie Robine (INSERM): "Lengthening of Life and Emergence of the Oldest-old: Can We Extend the Healthy Longevity Survey in Hong Kong?"

12:35 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch

Session 3

Chair: Zhai Zhenwu

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Daniel M. Goodkind (Census Bureau): "The Mortality of China's Oldest-old: Comparisons and Questions from the Healthy Longevity Survey and the 2000 Census"

Yuzhi Liu (Peking U): "Self-rated Health and Mortality Risk in the Chinese Oldest Old"

Guiping Liu (MPIDR): "Social-economic Status and Mortality: the Case of the Oldest-old Chinese 1998¨C2000"

3:30 - 3:50 p.m. Coffee break

Session 4

Chair: Lu Jiehua

3:50 - 4:50 p.m.

Dudley L. Poston (Texas A & M) and Hosik Min (Texas A & M): "The effects of Sociodemographic Factors on the Hazard of Dying among Aged Chinese Males and Females"

Danan Gu (Duke U) and Qin Xu: "Sociodemographic Effects on Dynamics of Task-specific ADL Functioning at the Oldest-old Ages"

5:00 p.m. Social activity and group dinner in a nearby beach area

August 3, Tuesday

Session 5

Chair: Dudley L. Poston

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Dennis A. Ahlburg (U of Minnesota) and Jensen, Eric (College of William and Mary): "When I'm 104: The Determinants of Healthy Longevity among the Oldest-old in China"

Peng Du (Renmin U):"Successful Aging of Chinese Elderly"

Denis Gerstorf (MPIHD) and Smith, Jacqui: "Do Long-Lived Individuals Maintain Their Capacity for Well-being Over Time? Two-year Longitudinal Analyses from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study (CLHLS)"

10:30 - 10: 50 Coffee break

Session 6

Chair: Guo Zhigang

10:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Yasuhiko Saito (Nihon U): "Active Life Expectancy among Chinese Oldest Old: Are There Any Differences by Gender, Ethnicity, Place of Residence and SES?"

Jiehua Lu (Peking U), Hong-bo Wang (UCLA) and Yi Pan (Peking U): "Analysis of Environmental and Socio-economic Determinants Affecting Population Longevity Level at County Level in China"

Lunch: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Session 7

Chair: J. M. Robine

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Zhenchao Qian (Ohio State U) and Zhou Min: "Social Support and Quality of Life: China¡¯s Oldest Old

Jianmin Li (Nankai U): "Education and Occupation As Factors Affecting Longevity and Healthy of Chinese Elders"

Jianxin Li (Peking U), Zhen Zhang (MPIDR) and Jiabao Wang (Peking U): "Association between Lifestyle and Self-rated-health of Chinese Oldest Old"

3:30 - 3:50 p.m. Coffee break

Session 8

Chair: Daniel M. Goodkind

3:50 - 5:20 p.m.

Zachary Zimmer (Population Council): "Health and Living Arrangement Transitions among China's Oldest Old"

Zhenwu Zhai (Renmin U): "The Conflict between the Trend of Living in 'Empty Nests' and the Decrease in Self-supporting Ability of Chinese Elderly"

Zhen Zhang (MPIDR): "The Effect of Caregiving from Children on Health Status of the Elderly: Protection or Selection"

August 4, Tuesday

Session 9

Chair: Dennis Ahlburg

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Zhigang Guo (Peking U): "What Impacts Does Demographic Transition Have on Family Support for the Elderly in China?"

Zheng Wu (U. of Victoria): "Living Arrangements and Psychological Well-being among the Oldest Old Population in China"

Feinian Chen (Texas A & M) and Susan E. Short (Brown U): "Household Context and Subjective Well-being among the Oldest-old in China"

10:30 - 10:50 a.m. Coffee break

Session 10

Chair: Yi Zeng

10:50 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Discussion about the further studies including data analysis and the next waves of CLHLS survey Closing remarks by Prof. Yi Zeng

12: 00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch

After group lunch interested participants will stay to attend the afternoon special panel session, and other participants who are not interested in attending the special session may go on for shopping or other activities.

Special Panel Session on Age Reporting of Chinese oldest-old

Chair: James W. Vaupel

1:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Open for all interested participants to attend. 

Panelists: Heather Booth, Zhongwei Zhao, Ye Yuan, Zhen Zhang

Location: Lexis meeting room (005) on the ground floor

Abstracts of papers

List of participants  ¡¡


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