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. 2015 Aug;44(8):1084–1094.

Table 4:

Probit model estimation results of psychological disorder of the Chinese elderly

Variables All samples Urban samples Rural samples
coefficient dy/dx coefficient dy/dx coefficient dy/dx
Urban-rural −0.233*** (−6.06) −0.074*** (−6.16)
SO2 drainage −0.035*** (−6.35) −0.011*** (−6.36) −0.026*** (−3.52) −0.007*** (−2.94) −0.04*** (−5.67) −0.014*** (−5.68)
Square of SO2 drainage 0.0007*** (5.71) 0.0002*** (5.71) 0.00036 (1.62) 0.0001 (1.62) 0.0008*** (5.51) 0.0003*** (5.52)
Age −0.011*** (−3.88) −0.0037*** (−3.88) −0.012** (−2.50) −0.003** (−2.50) −0.012*** (−3.24) −0.0044*** (−3.24)
Gender −0.339*** (−6.71) −0.11*** (−6.73) −0.268*** (−3.29) −0.076*** (−3.30) −0.379*** (−5.83) −0.133*** (−5.86)
Marriage −0.15*** (−3.69) −0.049*** (−3.69) −0.144** (−2.14) −0.04** (−2.14) −0.15*** (−2.94) −0.053*** (−2.94)
Primary school −0.039 (−0.96) −0.0127 (−0.96) −0.121* (−1.65) −0.033* (−1.67) 0.016 (0.32) 0.006 (0.32)
Middle school −0.217*** (−3.69) −0.067*** (−3.90) −0.297*** (−3.29) −0.078*** (−3.55) −0.124 (−1.53) −0.042 (−1.57)
Vocational education, junior college and above −0.335*** (−3.28) −0.098*** (−3.74) −0.301** (−2.50) −0.076*** (−2.82) −0.818** (−2.88) −0.215** (−4.47)
Physical disability 0.359*** (7.83) 0.125*** (7.42) 0.386*** (5.23) 0.12*** (4.82) 0.34*** (5.78) 0.125*** (5.57)
Social activity −0.187*** (−5.42) −0.061*** (−5.40) −0.292*** (−5.01) −0.084*** (−4.90) −0.114*** (−2.64) −0.04*** (−2.64)
Smoking 0.032 (0.69) 0. 01 (0.69) −0.031 (−0.42) −0.008 (−0.42) 0.059 (0.98) 0.02 (0.98)
Drinking −0.092** (−2.35) −0.03** (−2.36) −0.085 (−1.29) −0.023 (−1.30) −0.093* (−1.89) −0.032* (−1.90)
Chronic disease 1 0.148*** (3.71) 0.047*** (3.78) 0.237*** (3.51) 0.064*** (3.66) 0.093* (1.87) 0.032* (1.89)
Chronic disease 2 0.31*** (7.15) 0.106*** (6.86) 0.281*** (4.09) 0.084*** (3.88) 0.332*** (5.91) 0.12*** (5.72)
Assets −0.0018** (−2.24) −0.0006** (−2.25) −0.0008 (−1.02) −0.0002 (−1.02) −0.007*** (−3.17) −0.002*** (−3.18)
Employment −0.032* (−0.84) −0.01* (−0.84) 0.104 (1.59) 0. 03 (1.56) −0.122** (−2.56) −0.043** (−2.54)
R2 0.0727 0.0749 0.0648
LRchi2 570.03 212.97 318.46
Obs. 6630 2700 3930

Note:

1). Z statistics in parentheses.

2). *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001. Two-tailed test