Land utilization vs. elderly mental condition: elderly’s willingness to take part in demolishing programs
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https://doi.org/10.61173/h92v9b16Keywords:
demolishing, elderly’s willingness, governmentAbstract
With the boost of population in the current world, demolishing is now a widely adopted method of improving land usage. This study focuses on older people’s willingness to participate in these programs. Taking a village in China as an example, a survey is done on the elderly community. The community mostly includes older families, which the females can hardly read, and few males are educated. The survey includes 15 questions, including 4 asking the respondents’ background. The data is analyzed using regression models and descriptive analysis. A factor analysis combines the nine variables are studied one by one. It has been discovered that most elderly hold a positive attitude toward demolishing programs, and there’s a positive relationship between the understanding level the elderly have of the program and their willingness to participate in the program. The general willingness to participate in these programs is unexpectedly high for the elderly in the area. It is rarely witnessed for an elderly to be strongly unwilling to move. As a result, government officials may teach the residents who show negative attitudes toward the demolishing programs to motivate them to participate in these programs, and people may not need to worry too much about the elderly’s mental health after demolition.
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