Table 2. Prevalence of any mistreatment and subtypes of of elder mistreatment.
| Characteristics | Any mistreatment n (%) | Physical n (%) | Psychological n (%) | Neglect n (%) | Financial n (%) |
| Sex | |||||
| male | 293(36.6) | 34(4.2) | 206(25.7) | 151(18.8)* | 16(2.0) |
| female | 431(36.0) | 64(5.3) | 340(28.4) | 165(13.8) | 23(1.9) |
| Age | |||||
| 60∼ | 404(34.8) | 59(5.1) | 285(24.6)* | 183(15.8) | 25(2.2) |
| 70∼ | 260(37.5) | 29(4.2) | 210(30.3) | 105(15.2) | 9(1.3) |
| ≥80 | 60(41.1) | 10(6.8) | 51(34.9) | 28(19.2) | 5(3.4) |
| Number of children | |||||
| 0 | 11(1.5) | 0(0.0) | 9(1.6) | 5(1.6) | 0(0.0) |
| 1∼4 | 558(77.1) | 80(81.6) | 422(77.3) | 243(76.9) | 30(76.9) |
| ≥5 | 155(21.4) | 18(18.4) | 115(21.1) | 68(21.5) | 9(23.1) |
| Marital status | |||||
| married | 390(30.8)* | 54(4.3) | 265(20.9)* | 183(14.4)# | 24(1.9) |
| widowed/divorced/single/separated | 334(45.6) | 44(6.0) | 281(38.4) | 133(18.2) | 15(2.1) |
| Education | |||||
| ≤5 years | 605(37.4)# | 86(5.3) | 463(28.6)* | 257(15.9) | 32(2.0) |
| ≥6 years | 119(31.3) | 12(3.2) | 83(21.8) | 59(15.5) | 7(1.8) |
| Living arrangement | |||||
| living alone | 175(51.6)* | 24(7.1) | 153(45.1)* | 73(21.5)* | 9(2.6) |
| living with spouse | 242(32.5) | 32(4.3) | 165(22.2) | 105(14.1) | 13(1.8) |
| living with spouse and children | 275(33.4) | 37(4.5) | 212(25.8) | 117(14.2) | 16(1.9) |
| living with other family members | 32(33.7) | 5(5.3) | 16(16.8) | 21(22.1) | 1(1.0) |
| Living source | |||||
| depending solely on self-made income | 352(42.9)* | 58(7.1)* | 282(34.4)* | 159(19.4)* | 21(2.6) |
| depending partially on self-made income | 260(30.9) | 27(3.2) | 174(20.7) | 113(13.4) | 14(1.7) |
| depending solely on children | 112(33.1) | 13(3.8) | 90(26.6) | 44(13.0) | 4(1.2) |
| Chronic disease | |||||
| no | 262(33.4)# | 37(4.7) | 189(24.1)# | 130(16.6) | 11(1.4) |
| yes | 462(38.0) | 61(5.0) | 357(29.4) | 186(15.3) | 28(2.3) |
| Physical disability | |||||
| no | 641(35.0)* | 87(4.7) | 477(26.0)* | 286(15.6) | 32(1.7)# |
| yes | 83(50.0) | 11(6.6) | 69(41.6) | 30(18.1) | 7(4.2) |
| Labor intensity | |||||
| low | 251(33.1)# | 34(4.5) | 203(26.7)# | 91(12.0)* | 7(0.9)* |
| moderate | 254(35.7) | 28(3.9) | 175(24.6) | 125(17.6) | 14(2.0) |
| high | 212(41.2) | 34(4.5) | 162(31.5) | 98(19.0) | 18(3.5) |
| Depression | |||||
| no | 495(29.4)* | 65(3.9)* | 334(19.8)* | 226(13.4)* | 26(1.5)* |
| yes | 229(72.5) | 33(11.4) | 212(67.1) | 90(28.5) | 13(4.1) |
*
p<0.01,
#
p<0.05.