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. 2016 Sep 7;13(9):887. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13090887

Table 1.

Characteristics of the study participants according to age group in adults (45–53 years old) in Chongqing, China (n = 1224, %).

Items Total Population Age Group
n = 1224 51–53 Years n = 299 48–50 Years n = 455 45–47 Years n = 470
Gender/male 56.1 55.9 56.7 55.7
Education level
Basic education 15.3 18.7 17.6 10.9
Secondary education 49.8 54.2 50.1 46.8
Higher education 34.9 27.1 32.3 42.3
Marital status
Unmarried/divorced or separated/widowed 7.76 8.03 8.57 6.81
Married or cohabitation 92.24 91.97 91.43 93.19
Job conditions
Unemployed 44.0 36.8 47.7 44.9
Employed 45.8 43.5 41.8 51.1
Retire at home 10.2 19.7 10.6 4.0
Average monthly income
<¥850 22.3 23.1 24.4 19.8
¥851–¥1,600 34.9 41.8 35.0 30.4
>¥1,601 42.8 35.1 40.7 49.8
Regular physical activity
Seldom 27.7 26.1 25.7 30.6
Sometimes 49.3 50.5 50.3 47.7
Usually 23.0 23.4 24.0 21.7
Regular daily activities
Seldom 37.0 41.5 35.8 35.3
Sometimes 56.5 54.2 57.4 57.0
Usually 6.5 4.4 6.8 7.7
Sleep quality
Poor 8.7 8.0 9.5 8.3
Average 51.3 53.2 51.9 49.6
Good 40.0 38.8 38.7 42.1
Relationship with family
Poor 1.8 1.3 2.0 1.9
Average 22.5 18.4 25.2 22.3
Harmony 75.7 80.3 72.8 75.7
Current living conditions
Not satisfied 5.3 4.4 5.9 5.3
Average 42.0 37.8 43.3 43.4
Satisfied 52.7 57.9 50.8 51.3
Body pain intensity
None 35.9 34.5 35.0 37.7
Very slight 28.8 29.8 30.6 26.6
Slight 25.5 24.8 25.7 25.7
Average 7.7 10.0 6.2 7.7
Severe 1.9 1.0 2.4 1.9
Extremely severe 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.4
Body pain interference
Not at all 54.3 53.2 49.9 59.2
A little 34. 6 34.5 37.4 31.9
Moderate 9.9 11.7 10.8 7.9
Severe 1.1 0.7 1.5 1.1
Extremely 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0