Internet users call for more help for elderly (2)

"My mother has chronic diseases and has to see the doctor regularly," said Li Zhiyang, 33, who for a time moved his parents into his Beijing home.

"I had to send them back to Chongqing because my mother's medical insurance couldn't be used in the capital.

"Living costs in Beijing are not low. Without social insurance, my parents felt uneasy," said Li, who, like many young people from single-child families, works far from home.

The fast-growing aging population has made the issue of how to provide care for elderly people even more urgent.

China had more than 190 million residents aged 60 or older as of 2011. According to government estimates, by 2050, one-third of the population will be over 60.

According to the poll, only 5.5 percent of respondents said they want to send their parents to a nursing home.

However, there continues to be a lot of pressure on nursing homes, especially in cities such as Beijing and Shanghai.