Table 1.

Comparison of demographic characteristics between not-empty-nest and empty-nest older adults

Variable	Not-empty-nest (n=479)		Empty-nest (n=335)		Total (n=814)		χ2/Z	p Value
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Age (years)
60–65	171	35.7	134	40.0	305	37.5	3.469	0.483
66–70	113	23.6	80	23.9	193	23.6
71–75	103	21.5	61	18.1	164	20.1
76–80	59	12.3	33	9.9	92	11.4
81–	33	6.9	27	8.1	60	7.4
Gender
Male	251	52.4	175	52.2	426	52.3	0.002	1.000
Female	228	47.6	160	47.8	388	47.7
Marital status
Married	370	77.2	239	71.3	609	74.8	3.643	0.059
Divorced/separated/widowed/never married	109	22.8	96	28.7	205	25.2
Educational level
Below primary school	127	26.5	88	26.3	215	26.4	0.254	0.881
Primary school	291	60.8	208	62.1	499	61.3
Middle school or above	61	12.7	39	11.6	100	12.3
Annual income per household (RMB)
<1800	183	38.2	132	39.4	315	38.7	0.145	0.930
1800–5000	186	38.8	129	38.5	315	38.7
>5000	110	23.0	74	22.1	184	22.6
Physical disease
Yes	280	58.5	197	58.8	477	58.6	0.010	0.942
No	199	41.5	138	41.2	337	41.4