Table 1.
Weighted Percentages of Study Variables by Sex and Age Group among Older Adults in China, CLHLS, 2005–2014
| Women | Men | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Ages 65–74 | Ages 75–84 | Ages 85–94 | Ages 95+ | Ages 65–74 | Ages 75–84 | Ages 85–94 | Ages 95+ | |
| #, Total observations | 46,549 | 4137 | 5264 | 7718 | 9181 | 4633 | 5548 | 6772 | 3296 |
| #, Total participants | 25,567 | 2149 | 2206 | 4439 | 6023 | 2463 | 2409 | 3910 | 1968 |
| Access to Healthcare | |||||||||
| % Self-report Inadequate access to healthcare | 6.5 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Health Outcomes | |||||||||
| % IADL disabled | 36.3 | 30.2 | 59.9 | 85.1 | 94.8 | 18.3 | 39.6 | 70.1 | 90.0 |
| % ADL disabled | 10.0 | 6.4 | 13.0 | 26.4 | 47.4 | 7.3 | 12.2 | 21.4 | 42.8 |
| % Cognitive impaired | 14.0 | 9.9 | 24.0 | 46.7 | 70.3 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 29.7 | 54.1 |
| % Died in the period 2005–2014 | 26.8 | 15.1 | 37.9 | 62.6 | 80.3 | 21.0 | 44.0 | 67.5 | 80.3 |
| Sociodemographic Background | |||||||||
| Mean Age (in years) | 73.5 | 69.4 | 78.7 | 87.8 | 97.0 | 69.3 | 78.5 | 87.5 | 96.9 |
| % Men | 47.9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| % Urban | 44.6 | 44.8 | 43.6 | 43.7 | 46.7 | 44.0 | 45.4 | 47.4 | 52.4 |
| % Currently married | 63.3 | 64.9 | 35.5 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 82.6 | 69.9 | 44.4 | 21.5 |
| % Coresidence with children | 43.7 | 44.9 | 51.0 | 65.8 | 77.4 | 37.5 | 38.6 | 49.2 | 67.7 |
| % 0 years of schooling | 42.0 | 48.6 | 73.3 | 84.4 | 88.1 | 28.5 | 29.4 | 39.3 | 44.8 |
| % 1–6 years of schooling | 40.4 | 39.2 | 21.5 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 50.5 | 50.6 | 46.4 | 42.7 |
| % 7+ years of schooling | 17.6 | 12.3 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 31.2 | 20.0 | 14.3 | 12.4 |
| % White collar occupation | 11.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 12.6 | 12.5 |
| % Economic independence | 46.2 | 45.8 | 24.4 | 12.3 | 6.8 | 64.7 | 46.4 | 31.5 | 29.3 |
| National Health Insurance | |||||||||
| % Enrolled in NCMS | 51.9 | 49.8 | 55.9 | 58.1 | 55.8 | 50.7 | 51.8 | 53.4 | 51.5 |
| % Enrolled in UMS | 21.6 | 20.7 | 16.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 23.8 | 26.4 | 22.7 | 24.7 |
| Health Behaviors | |||||||||
| % Currently smoking | 24.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 47.2 | 37.9 | 31.7 | 22.6 |
| Leisure activities (range = 0–24) | 11.9 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 8.8 | 5.9 |
| Survey Measures | |||||||||
| % Wave 2005 | 20.8 | 22.8 | 18.3 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 23.1 | 17.7 | 13.0 | 9.1 |
| % Wave 2008/2009 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 26.7 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 |
| % Wave 2011/2012 | 29.2 | 28.0 | 30.2 | 31.8 | 34.3 | 28.2 | 31.2 | 33.6 | 39.2 |
| % Wave 2014 | 24.6 | 23.9 | 27.0 | 28.9 | 28.3 | 22.0 | 26.6 | 29.5 | 25.2 |
| % Proxy response for access to healthcare | 5.1 | 2.7 | 7.3 | 21.4 | 43.0 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 15.3 | 36.3 |
Abbreviations: IADL instrumental activities of daily living, ADL activities of daily living, NCMS New Cooperative Medical Scheme, UMS urban medical schemes
Note: The weighted percentages were based on the number of observations and were very similar to percentages based on the number of individuals—with the exception of the distributions for survey wave, percentage of death, and enrollment in national health insurance. The numbers of total observations and participants were unweighted