The China Youth Daily survey also found about 64 percent of respondents want the government to expand coverage for pension plans, and 52 percent said a gap in pension plans between urban and rural areas should be eliminated.
Over the past decade, the country's medical insurance coverage for the elderly has expanded considerably as 98.3 percent of elderly people living in rural areas were covered by medical insurance in 2010, up from just 8.9 percent in 2000, according to the China National Committee on Aging.
"Government should increase the input and add the insurance for healthcare and rehabilitation, which will be much needed among the elderly but not covered by the current insurance system," Lu said.
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