In this paper, we examine the level of depressive symptoms in
the Chinese middle aged and elderly population and explore their
associations with two important indicators of socio-economic
status (SES): education and the log of per capita expenditure (log
pce), our preferred measure of household resources.We extend the
current literature that examines the relationships between SES and
depressive symptoms, by using a newly collected nationally
representative sample that is very rich in covariates and that focuses
on the mid-aged and older population.