Table 1.
frequency distribution of socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyle behaviors in northeast China (N = 5,360)
| Variables (groups) | Number | Percent | Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Living environment | ||||
| Male | 2555 | 42.1 | Urban | 4895 | 91.3 |
| Female | 3105 | 57.9 | Suburban | 338 | 6.3 |
| Age (year) | Rural | 127 | 2.4 | ||
| 18–29 | 347 | 6.5 | Medical insurance | ||
| 30–39 | 640 | 11.9 | Expenses of one’s own | 383 | 7.1 |
| 40–49 | 899 | 16.8 | The new rural cooperative medical care | 210 | 3.9 |
| 50–59 | 1452 | 27.1 | Medical insurance for urban residents and workers | 4631 | 86.4 |
| 60–69 | 1321 | 24.6 | Others | 136 | 2.5 |
| 70–79 | 624 | 11.6 | Chronic disease status | ||
| 80- | 77 | 1.4 | Yes | 2760 | 51.5 |
| Education level | No | 2600 | 48.5 | ||
| Elementary school or lower | 335 | 6.2 | Smoke | ||
| Junior middle school | 1653 | 30.8 | Never | 4688 | 87.5 |
| Senior middle school | 1405 | 26.2 | Yes | 557 | 10.4 |
| College | 114 | 20.8 | Give up | 115 | 2.1 |
| University or higher | 853 | 15.9 | Drink | ||
| Marital status | Yes | 695 | 13.0 | ||
| Not married yet | 621 | 11.6 | No | 4665 | 87.0 |
| Married currently | 4516 | 84.3 | Breakfast frequency weekly | ||
| Divorced or widowed | 223 | 4.2 | Less than 2 days | 4825 | 90.0 |
| Ethnic group | 2–3days | 370 | 6.9 | ||
| Han | 5083 | 94.8 | 4–5days | 98 | 1.8 |
| Hui | 42 | 0.8 | More than 5 days | 67 | 1.2 |
| Miao | 9 | 0.2 | Sleep quality | ||
| Wei | 8 | 0.1 | Very good | 848 | 15.8 |
| Man | 138 | 2.6 | Fairly good | 4224 | 78.8 |
| Others | 80 | 1.5 | Fairy bad | 265 | 4.9 |
| Very bad | 23 | 0.4 |