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. 2026 Jul 13;14:1857565. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1857565

Table 1.

Basic information (n = 865).

Variables 60–64 years 65–69 years 70–74 years ≥75 years χ 2 p
Gender, n (%) 53.584 <0.001
Male 204 (63.4) 96 (59.6) 67 (54.9) 89 (34.2)
Female 118 (36.6) 65 (40.4) 55 (45.1) 171 (65.8)
Residence, n (%) 43.334 <0.001
Rural 202 (62.7) 100 (62.1) 67 (54.9) 97 (37.3)
Urban 120 (37.3) 61 (37.9) 55 (45.1) 163 (62.7)
Educational level, n (%) 139.151 <0.001
No formal schooling 134 (41.6) 30 (18.6) 28 (23.0) 17 (6.5)
Primary school 62 (19.3) 38 (23.6) 28 (23.0) 98 (37.7)
Junior high school 43 (13.4) 45 (28.0) 23 (18.9) 28 (10.8)
High school/technical secondary school 43 (13.4) 20 (12.4) 17 (13.9) 45 (17.3)
Junior college 25 (7.8) 19 (11.8) 17 (13.9) 40 (15.4)
Bachelor’s degree or above 15 (4.7) 9 (5.6) 9 (7.4) 32 (12.3)
Marital status, n (%) 52.961 <0.001
With spouse 204 (63.4) 118 (73.3) 64 (52.5) 105 (40.4)
Without spouse 118 (36.6) 43 (26.7) 58 (47.5) 155 (59.6)
Living arrangement, n (%) 77.340 <0.001
Living alone 139 (43.2) 36 (22.4) 39 (32.0) 37 (14.2)
Living with spouse/partner/children 113 (35.1) 97 (60.2) 57 (46.7) 173 (66.5)
Nursing home 70 (21.7) 28 (17.4) 26 (21.3) 50 (19.2)

χ2 values were calculated using the chi-square test.