Table 5.
Spearman correlation between social activity participation and poor/fair vision and/or hearing, and unmet needs.
| Spearman correlations | Social activities: number of types | Social activities: any (yes/no) | Social activities: leisure (yes/no) | Social activities: helping others (yes/no) | Social activities: learning (yes/no) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor/fair vision | −0.044* | −0.028* | −0.028* | −0.018 | −0.046* |
| Poor/fair hearing | −0.054* | −0.042* | −0.035* | −0.036* | −0.046* |
| DSL | −0.062* | −0.047* | −0.046* | −0.025* | −0.049* |
| Unmet needs for glasses | −0.125* | −0.101* | −0.088* | −0.068* | −0.080* |
| Unmet needs for hearing aid | −0.053* | −0.040* | −0.034* | −0.034* | −0.049* |
(1)
The spearman correlations are based on the restricted sample (7,212 respondents) used for the final regression models;
(2)
* indicates statistically significant at a significant level of 5%. Only the correlation between social activities of helping others and poor/fair vision is insignificant. Data source: CHARLS 2013. http://charls.pku.edu.cn/en.