Table 2.
Variable descriptive analysis results
| Variable | Percentage/average value (standard deviation) | Variable | Percentage/average value (standard deviation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample | Urban | Rural | Full sample | Urban | Rural | ||
| N = 3500 | N = 1682 | N = 1818 | N = 3500 | N = 1682 | N = 1818 | ||
| Age |
71.78 (11.99) |
72.28 (11.92) |
71.33 (12.05) |
Income (logarithm) |
10.31 (1.27) |
10.99 (0.77) |
9.68 (1.32) |
| Gender | Registered permanent residence | ||||||
| Male | 44.17 | 47.44 | 41.14 | Urban | 48.40 | --- | --- |
| Female | 55.83 | 52.56 | 58.86 | Rural | 51.60 | --- | --- |
| Education | Health care accessibility | ||||||
| Elementary school and below | 46.31 | 24.79 | 66.23 | Accessible | 97.00 | 98.51 | 95.60 |
| Junior or senior high school | 43.14 | 57.07 | 30.25 | Inaccessible | 3.00 | 1.49 | 4.40 |
| Junior college and above | 10.54 | 18.13 | 3.52 |
Living patterns (P < 0.001) |
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| Marriage | Living with families | 78.57 | 78.83 | 78.33 | |||
| Married | 42.11 | 45.72 | 38.78 | Living alone | 15.91 | 11.47 | 20.02 |
| Single | 57.89 | 54.28 | 61.22 | Nursing institution | 5.51 | 9.69 | 1.65 |
| Community care services |
2.00 (2.36) |
2.50 (2.69) |
1.53 (1.89) |
Social participation (P < 0.001) |
21.40 (7.89) |
22.86 (8.37) |
20.06 (7.17) |
| Self-rated health |
0.443 (0.282) |
0.435 (0.288) |
0.450 (0.275) |
Emotional characteristics |
0.333 (0.289) |
0.307 (0.292) |
0.357 (0.284) |
| Risk of fall |
0.220 (0.414) |
0.245 (0.430) |
0.196 (0.397) |
Depression |
0.348 (0.165) |
0.345 (0.179) |
0.351 (0.151) |
| General pain or discomfort |
0.183 (0.387) |
0.178 (0.383) |
0.188 (0.391) |
Anxiety |
0.195 (0.303) |
0.186 (0.301) |
0.203 (0.305) |
| Chronic diseases |
0.250 (0.433) |
0.287 (0.452) |
0.216 (0.412) |
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Source: Authors’ compilation