Based on censuses micro data files, population and family households projections, this paper analyses extremely rapid population aging, family dynamics and living arrangements of the elderly in China. Both our and the U.N.’s most recent projections confirm very rapid increase in...

The effects of adding various carbon nanofillers on the thermal conductivity and energy storage properties of paraffin-based nanocomposite phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage were investigated experimentally. These included short and long multi-walled carbon nanotubes,...

Statistical analysis of a large and unique longitudinal data set demonstrates that late childbearing after age 35 or 40 is significantly associated with survival and healthy survival among very old Chinese women and men. The association is stronger in oldest-old women than men. The estimates are...

Zeng Yi, Vaupel James W., Xiao Zhenyu, Zhang Chunyuan, Liu Yuzhi.-The Healthy Longevity Survey and the Active Life Expectancy of the Oldest Old in China This paper presents a summarized description of the background, objectives, study design, and data quality assessment of the 1998 Chinese...