Table 1.
Demographic variables of the respondents in a household-based questionnaire survey in rural (Wuyi village) and peri-urban (Laogang village) settings of Hunan province, China
| Demographic variable | Rural (n = 258) (%) |
Peri-urban (n = 246) (%) |
χ2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 204 (79.1) | 142 (57.7) | ||
| Female | 54 (20.9) | 104 (42.3) | 27.4 | < 0.001 |
| Head of household | ||||
| Yes | 207 (80.2) | 167 (67.9) | ||
| No | 51 (19.8) | 79 (32.1) | 10.0 | 0.002 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| Mean (SD)1 | 48.9 (12.3) | 51.0 (12.6) | ||
| Household size | ||||
| 1 individual | 17 (6.6) | 24 (9.8) | 1.7 | 0.194 |
| 2 individuals | 101 (39.2) | 97 (39.4) | 0.0 | 0.948 |
| 3 individuals | 71 (27.5) | 95 (38.6) | 7.0 | 0.008 |
| ≥4 individuals | 69 (26.7) | 30 (12.2) | 16.9 | < 0.001 |
| Mean household size (SD)2 | 2.9 (1.3) | 2.6 (1.0) | ||
| Number of earners/household | ||||
| No earners | 5 (1.9) | 3 (1.2) | 0.4 | 0.519 |
| 1 earner | 30 (11.6) | 77 (31.3) | 29.1 | < 0.001 |
| 2 earners | 190 (73.7) | 146 (59.4) | 11.6 | 0.001 |
| 3 earners | 16 (6.2) | 15 (6.1) | 0.0 | 0.961 |
| >4 earners | 17 (6.6) | 5 (2.0) | 6.3 | 0.012 |
| Mean household size per number of earner (SD)3 | 1.5 (0.7) | 1.6 (0.8) |
1 t-test statistic = -1.9, d.f. = 492, p = 0.062
2 t-test statistic = 3.0, d.f. = 502, p = 0.003
3 t-test statistic = -1.9 d.f. = 494, p = 0.054