“农村留守老人”这一词不同学者给予不同的定义界定，贺聪志指出大多数或部

Different scholars give different definitions of the term "old rural left-behind". He Congzhi pointed out that most or some of the children go out to work, and the old people are at home alone. These old people are called left-behind old people [6]. Domestic scholar Zhou Fulin pointed out that the elderly and their children work outside the home, and the elderly over 60 years old who stay in the place of residence are called left-behind elderly people [7]; the famous scholar Du Peng lives alone at home and elderly relatives with blood relationship The old people who go out to work are defined as the left-behind old people [8]; Ye Jingzhong regards the characteristics of the old people and the length of their children ’s working hours as the definition of the left-behind old people. He believes that this is the main factor of the left-behind old people [8]; Xie Wei's definition is that his children go out to work, and the elderly have to stay at home due to economic disallowance [9]. Based on the views of the above scholars, the author believes that the rural left-behind elderly refer to those parents who leave their homes for long-term (usually more than half a year) to enter the city to work or do business or engage in other production and operation activities while staying at home.

“农村留守老人”这一词不同学者给予不同的定义界定，贺聪志指出大多数或部分子女外出打工，老人独自在家中，这些老人被称为留守老人[6]。国内学者周福林指出老人儿女在外地打工，留在户籍地的 60 岁以上老人称为留守老人[7]；著名学者杜鹏将60岁以上老人独自生活在家中的，并且家中具有血缘关系的亲属都外出打工的老人定义为留守老人[8]；叶敬忠将老人的特性、子女外出打工时间的长短这两个问题作为留守老人定义范畴内，他认为这是留守老人的主要因素[8]；著名学者谢伟定义是子女外出打工，由于经济的不允许，而造成老人不得不留在家中[9]。综合以上学者的观点，笔者认为农村留守老人是指那些因子女(全部子女)长期(通常半年以上)离开户籍地进入城镇务工或经商或从事其他生产经营活动而在家留守的父母

Different scholars give different definitions to the term "rural left behind elderly". He Congzhi points out that most or part of the children go out to work and the elderly are at home alone. These old people are called left behind elderly [6]. Zhou Fulin, a domestic scholar, points out that 60% of the elderly and their children work in other places and stay in the household register Old people over 60 years old are called left behind old people [7]; Du Peng, a famous scholar, defines old people over 60 years old as left behind old people who live alone at home and whose relatives are related by blood to work outside [8]; ye Jingzhong regards the characteristics of the old people and the length of their children's working outside as the main reasons for left behind old people Su [8]; Xie Wei, a famous scholar, defined that the old had to stay at home because their children were not allowed to work outside [9]. Based on the views of the above scholars, the author holds that the left behind elderly in rural areas refer to those parents who stay at home because their children (all of them) leave their household registration places for a long time (usually more than half a year) to work or do business or engage in other production and business activities<br>