On the Main Factors of Structural Imbalance between Supply and Demand in Institutional Service for the Elderly of Shanghai
Ao LIU, You-chun TANG

Abstract
There is serious structural imbalance between supply and demand in institutional service for the elderly of Shanghai. This paper studies on factors that affect the contradictory, then gives reference for releasing the contradictory. Data are from Electronic Map for Convenient Lives in Shanghai. It analyzes 112 institutions elderly for the elderly in 8 typical countries. By using of Logistic Regression Analysis, we find out that the attributes of institutions, location, institutional-grades, feature, whether they providing the service for the disabled elderly are the main factors that affect the occupancy rates of the institutions. Eventually, it gives some suggestions about the construction of institutions for the aged and the government responsibility.

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