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. 2026 Jul 13;14:1808521. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1808521

Table 7.

Survey results on older adults residents' housing preferences.

Types Items Number %
Older adults' co-residence intention (the first two items allow multiple selections) Preference for living in close proximity to younger generations (children) 230 45.2%
Preference for independent living or co-residence exclusively with a spouse 202 39.7%
Preference for younger generations (children) to reside in the respondent's dwelling 107 21.0%
Preference for residing in the dwelling of younger generations (children) 98 19.3%
Presence of a television in the bedroom Have 324 63.7
Do not have 185 36.3
Preference for interior finishing materials Textured wood 444 —
Patterned fabric 239 —
Stone with pronounced material texture 172 —
Glass with light-responsive properties 168 —
Metal with a reflective finish 70 —
Bar chart on the left compares willingness to live with younger family members, adult children residing with older adults, and living near adult children across three disposable income groups: less than one thousand yuan, one thousand to three thousand five hundred yuan, and more than or equal to three thousand five hundred yuan. Bar chart on the right shows preference for decoration materials, with woods most preferred, followed by fabric, stone, glass, and metal.
Relationship between disposable income status and residential intention Proportional distribution of interior finishing material selections
Two horizontal bar charts compare leisure activity preferences by percentage. The left chart shows television as most popular at eighty-three point three percent, followed by internet/computer at fifty-five point zero one percent. The right chart lists movies highest at seventy-one point seven one percent, followed by gardening at sixty point one two percent. Both charts display activities in descending order by popularity with percentage values.
Configuration status of recreational facilities Home-based leisure interests of older adults
Bar chart with six vertical bars in distinct colors, each representing a percentage value: 22 percent, 22.2 percent, 25.15 percent, 24.56 percent, 10.61 percent, and 36.94 percent, with the tallest bar on the right.
Five photographs of bedrooms are shown, each paired with a palette of color and texture samples, including various shades of brown, beige, yellow, gray, and wood grain, illustrating interior design schemes.
Survey results on preferences for interior color schemes