Table 2.
Correlations Between Sociodemographic Characteristics, Self-neglect, and Suicidal Ideation Among Chinese Older Adults
| Age | Gender | Edu | Income | Yrs in U.S. | NOC | MC | SN | Ho | Hy | HR | UC | Ut | SI 2 Wk | SI 12 Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | −.01 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||
| Edu | −.11+ | −.20+ | 1.0 | ||||||||||||
| Income | .05* | .05* | .02 | 1.0 | |||||||||||
| Yrs in U.S. | .35+ | .05# | −.10+ | .35+ | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| NOC | .32+ | .08+ | −.39+ | −.00 | .15+ | 1.0 | |||||||||
| MC | .24+ | .13+ | .02 | .04# | .18+ | .05* | 1.0 | ||||||||
| SN | .05* | −.02 | −.13+ | .04# | .08+ | .11+ | −.01 | 1.0 | |||||||
| Ho | .04# | −.01 | −.05# | .06* | .08* | .07+ | .01 | .65+ | 1.0 | ||||||
| Hy | .11+ | −.03 | −.11+ | .03 | .09+ | .12+ | .02 | .60+ | .48+ | 1.0 | |||||
| HR | −.01 | −.03 | −.08+ | −.00 | −.01 | .04# | −.03 | .69+ | .45+ | .38+ | 1.0 | ||||
| UC | .04# | −.01 | −.08+ | .04# | .06* | .04# | −.00 | .71+ | .57+ | .36+ | .50+ | 1.0 | |||
| Ut | .05# | .01 | −.04# | −.01 | .01 | .03 | .00 | .33+ | .25+ | .18+ | .25+ | .24+ | 1.0 | ||
| SI 2 Wk | .01 | .05* | −.05* | −.05# | .00 | .01 | .05* | .06* | .08+ | .09+ | .04 | .04# | .02 | 1.0 | |
| SI 12 Mo | .05* | .09+ | −.05# | −.03 | .03 | .03 | .07+ | .08+ | .09+ | .13+ | .08+ | .06* | .03 | .66+ | 1.0 |
| SI Lifetime | .04# | .13+ | −.02 | −.03 | .04# | .01 | .08+ | .12+ | .13+ | .17+ | .12+ | .07+ | .01 | .46+ | .70+ |
Note: Edu = education; Ho = hoarding; HR = hours need repair; Hy = personal hygiene; MC = medical comorbidities; NOC = number of children; SI = suicidal ideation; SN = self-neglect; UC = unsanitary conditions; Ut = lack of utilities; yrs in U.S. = years in the United States.
*p < .05; #p < .01; +p < .001.