Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Population Aging
1.1.1 Global Population Aging
1.1.2 Population Aging in Japan
1.1.3 Population Aging in China
1.2 Literature Review
1.2.1 Distal Factor: Socioeconomic Status and Health
1.2.2 Proximal Factor: The Mechanism of SES-heahh by Healthy Lifestyle
1.2.3 Mid-range Factor: Social Interaction and Health
1.3 Study Objectives and Significance
1.3.1 A Comprehensive View of Prior Study and Analyses
1.3.2 Objectives of Study
1.3.3 Significance of Study
1.4 Study Design
1.5 Data and Location
1.5.1 profile of Tibet Autonomous Region
1.5.2 Profile of Tama City
1.6 Statistical Methods
1.7 Framework of Dissertation References
Chapter 2 The Mediating Effect of Social Interaction on the Association between Socioeconomic Status and Health Status among Chinese Elderly in Tibet
2.1 Background and Issue
2.2 Methods
2.2.1 Sample
2.2.2 Data Collection
2.2.3 Hypothesized Model
2.2.4 Statistical Analysis
2.3 Results
2.3.1 Frequency Distribution of Characteristics of Samples
2.3.2 Measurement Model
2.3.3 Structural Model
2.4 Discussion
2.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 3 The Mediating Effect of Social Interaction on the Association between Socioeconomic Status and Health Status among Japanese Elderly in Tama City ..
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Methods
3.2.1 Research Population
3.2.2 Measures
3.2.3 Statistical Analyses
3.2.4 Hypothesis
3.3 Results
3.3.1 Distribution of Main Variables
3.3.2 Bivariate Analysis
3.3.3 Structural Analysis
3.4 Discussion
3.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4 The Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Personal Behaviors on Health among Suburban Japanese Community-dwelling Elderly over Six-year Follow -up
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Material and Methods
