老年社会医学是研究与老年人健康有关的社会、经济、环境等方面的问题。它与社会制度、社会和家庭结构及风俗习惯等密切相关。1982年7～9月我们采用典型法与整群抽样相结合的方法选点。并随机抽取了武汉市散居老人比较集中的老城区——江岸区的铭新等5个居委会作为调查点。对老人的经济生活、家庭关系、劳动负担、医疗保健等老年社会医学问题,以明细调查表及面访记录为主,辅以平日的了解判断。5个居委会中 Social medicine for the elderly is a study of social, economic, and environmental issues related to the health of the elderly. It is closely related to social systems, social and family structures, and customs. From July to September 1982, we used the method of combining the typical method and cluster sampling. Randomly selected five neighborhood committees such as Mingxin, the old urban area where the scattered elderly people are concentrated in Wuhan, are used as survey sites. The elderly social and medical issues such as economic life, family relations, labor burden, and health care are mainly based on detailed survey forms and interview records, supplemented by weekday understanding. 5 neighborhood committees