An Empirical Investigation of Rural Empty-nesters in Chongqing and a Construction of Service System

Based on field investigation, the rural empty-nesters in Chongqing were comprehensively analyzed from their family conditions, economic conditions, concept of old-age care and needs. As indicated by the research, there is a high proportion of rural empty-nesters who have low income and live alone at home. The situation of empty-nesters has brought about a series of problems, which proposes new challenges to the old-age services system. In this paper, related solutions were proposed from both macro and micro perspectives.