Table 1.
Demographic features of the study participants
| Demographic features | Participants (N = 752) | |
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Region | ||
| Qianshan Prefecture | 369 | 49.1 |
| Nanqiao District | 383 | 50.9 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 355 | 47.2 |
| Female | 397 | 52.8 |
| Age group (years) | ||
| 19–49 | 278 | 37.0 |
| 50–69 | 342 | 45.5 |
| ≥ 70 | 132 | 17.5 |
| Occupation | ||
| Farmer | 430 | 57.2 |
| Commercial service personnel | 66 | 8.7 |
| Medical staff, teacher, community leader, and worker | 134 | 17.8 |
| Retiree | 20 | 2.7 |
| Houseworker or unemployed | 102 | 13.6 |
| Educational level | ||
| No formal education | 215 | 28.6 |
| 1st–6th grade | 193 | 25.7 |
| 7th–9th grade | 196 | 26.1 |
| 10th–12th grade | 81 | 10.7 |
| College/university | 67 | 8.9 |
| Frequency of fieldwork during the last month | ||
| Never | 238 | 31.6 |
| Occasionally (1–9 days) | 196 | 26.1 |
| Often (10–19 days) | 140 | 18.6 |
| Usually (≥ 20 days) | 178 | 23.7 |