在丧偶老人中,寡妇大约是鳏夫的4倍。即使在同年龄组中,也是女性多于男性。有资料提示,我国1984年普查60～89岁的性别比例为100个女性对76个男性,而90～99岁,每有100个女性,男性只有39人。造成这种情况的原因为:女性寿命一般都比男性长;老年妇女丧偶后的生活适应能力要比老年男人强,因为老年男性丧偶后,心理和健康状况会很快下降和恶 Among widowed widows, widows are about four times as widowers. Even in the same age group, there are more women than men. Data suggest that China’s 1984 Census 60 to 89 years of age, the sex ratio of 100 women to 76 men, and 90 to 99 years, each of 100 women, only 39 men. The reasons for this are as follows: the life expectancy of women is generally longer than that of men; elderly women’s ability to adapt to life after being widowed is stronger than that of older men because the psychological and health conditions of elderly men will soon decline and evil