Content Analysis of Elderly Education Policies in China: From the Perspective of Policy Instruments (1982–2021)

Table 5

Distribution of policy instrument types in different elderly education types.

	Supply-based (34.8%, 56/161) (%)	Environment-based (59.6%, 96/161) (%)	Demand-based (5.6%, 9/161) (%)
Government department elderly education (23/161)	6/23, 26.1	15/23, 65.2	2/23, 8.7
General university elderly education (21/161)	10/21, 47.6	11/21, 52.4	0/21, 0
Open university elderly education (12/161)	6/12, 50.0	5/12, 41.7	1/12, 8.3
Community elderly education (75/161)	31/75, 41.3	39/75, 52.0	5/75, 6.7
Social forces elderly education (23/161)	3/30, 10.0	26/30, 86.7	1/30, 3.3