China will launch a nationwide household survey program on the lives of the country's urban and rural senior citizens. The sampling survey, the fifth of its kind, is expected to collect information about the country's elderly population, including their basic status, family backgrounds and health conditions, as well as the condition of elderly care services. It also will survey the elderly population's financial and living conditions, their social participation, rights-protection awareness, and how they are doing in their cultural and intellectual lives.

第五次中国城乡老年人生活状况抽样调查将开展入户调查工作，调查内容主要包括老年人口基本情况、家庭状况、健康状况、照料护理服务状况、经济状况、宜居环境状况、社会参与状况、维权意识与行动状况、精神文化生活状况等。

The survey will be jointly conducted by authorities and committees, including the office of a national committee on aging under the National Health Commission, as well as the ministries of Civil Affairs and Finance. The survey's findings will be used to support the formulation of China's strategies, planning and policies in response to population aging.

第五次中国城乡老年人生活状况抽样调查由全国老龄工作委员会办公室、民政部、财政部等部门共同组织开展，调查结果将为统筹制定实施应对人口老龄化战略、规划和政策提供科学数据支撑。