老年数字鸿沟的影响因素研究

A Study on the Influencing Factors of the Digital Divide in the Elderly

摘要: 在数字化不断发展和老龄化程度不断加深的背景下，老年人存在触网难的问题，理解当前背景下老年人的互联网行为及其影响因素，对促进老年群体融入数字社会有积极意义。通过对由CLASS2018和《中国统计年鉴》组成的混合截面数据进行Logit回归分析发现年龄越小、非农业户口、受教育水平越高、心理状况越好、认知能力越强、目前正在从事有收入的活动、子女数量越少、居住省份信息化水平越高、居住房屋拥有无线的老年人更倾向于使用互联网。为使老年人更好地融入数字化社会，需要家庭、社会和政府等多主体共同的努力。

Abstract: Under the background of the continuous development of digitalization and the deepening of the aging degree, the elderly have difficulty accessing the Internet. Understanding the Internet behavior of the elderly and its influencing factors under the current background is of positive significance for promoting the integration of the elderly into the digital society. Through Logit regression analysis on the mixed cross-section data composed of CLASS2018 and China Statistical Yearbook, it is found that the elderly with younger age, the non-agricultural hukou, higher education level, better psychological status, stronger cognitive ability, engaged in the activities of income, less number of children, higher the level of informatization in the province where they live, and living in the house with wireless are more inclined to use the Internet. In order to better integrate the elderly into the digital society, the joint efforts of family, society and government are needed.