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We used the unified definition of social participation in our study. The Medical Outcomes Study Short\u2010Form Health Survey was used to measure health\u2010related quality of life.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The overall engagement of social activities was 26%. Those who participated in social activities were more likely to have high scores of health\u2010related quality of life. Older men with a high educational level (OR 1.59, 95% CI 1.01\u20132.29) living alone or with a spouse (OR 1.51, 95% CI 1.08\u20132.12), high objective social support (OR 1.08, 95% CI 1.00\u20131.17) and high support utilization (OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.07\u20131.21) were inclined to engage in social participation. Older women with high individual income (OR 1.74, 95% CI 1.25\u20132.43), single marital status (OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.11\u20132.10), normal weight (OR 1.92, 95% CI 1.10\u20133.34), overweight (OR 2.28, 95% CI 1.24\u20134.19), living alone or with a spouse (OR 1.55, 95% CI 1.20\u20132.00), objective social support (OR 1.11, 95% CI 1.04\u20131.18) and subjective social support (OR 1.15, 95% CI 1.10\u20131.20) were more willing to engage in social participation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Engagement in social activities is relatively low in rural areas, and associations of willingness and health\u2010related quality of life with social participation were found. 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