Table 1.
Different distribution characteristics of the elderly CMCP needs N(%).
| Variables | CMCP Needs | Total | χ 2 | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 402) |
No (n = 2717) |
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| Residence | Urban | 244 (60.7) | 1327 (48.8) | 1571 (50.3) | 38.88 | <0.001 |
| (n = 3119) | Town | 70 (17.4) | 362 (13.3) | 432 (13.9) | ||
| Rural | 88 (21.9) | 1028 (37.8) | 1116 (35.8) | |||
| Gender | Male | 207 (51.5) | 1382 (50.9) | 1589 (51.0) | 0.05 | 0.81 |
| (n = 3119) | Female | 195 (48.5) | 1335 (49.1) | 1530 (49.0) | ||
| Age (year) | 60~ | 280 (69.7) | 1450 (53.4) | 1730 (55.5) | 40.20 | <0.001 |
| (n = 3119) | 70~ | 90 (22.4) | 825 (30.4) | 915 (29.3) | ||
| 80~ | 32 (8.0) | 442 (16.3) | 474 (15.2) | |||
| Education | Illiterate | 107 (27.0) | 1134 (42.0) | 1241 (40.1) | 33.55 | <0.001 |
| (n = 3097) | Primary | 132 (33.2) | 736 (27.3) | 868 (28.0) | ||
| Junior high school | 85 (21.4) | 473 (17.5) | 558 (18.0) | |||
| Senior high school and above | 73 (18.4) | 357 (13.2) | 430 (13.9) | |||
| Living alone | No | 345 (87.6) | 2301 (88.6) | 2646 (88.4) | 0.34 | 0.56 |
| (n = 2992) | Yes | 49 (12.4) | 297 (11.4) | 346 (11.6) | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | 137 (34.1) | 1349 (49.9) | 1486 (47.8) | <0.001 | |
| Non-farmer | 265 (65.9) | 1357 (50.1) | 1622 (52.2) | |||
| Number of children | 0 | 6 (1.5) | 26 (1.0) | 32 (1.0) | 40.92 | <0.001 |
| (n = 3107) | 1 | 118 (29.5) | 448 (16.5) | 566 (18.2) | ||
| ≥2 | 276 (69.0) | 2233 (82.5) | 2509 (80.8) | |||
| Marital status | Married | 294 (76.2) | 1779 (68.8) | 2073 (69.8) | 8.65 | 0.003 |
| (n = 2992) | Unmarried | 92 (23.8) | 807 (31.2) | 899 (30.2) | ||
| Economic status | Expenditures exceeded income | 73 (18.2) | 440 (16.3) | 513 (16.6) | 13.38 | 0.04 |
| (n = 3096) | Balance | 280 (69.7) | 1882 (69.9) | 2162 (69.8) | ||
| Income exceeded expenditures | 49 (12.2) | 372 (13.8) | 421 (13.6) | |||
| Primary caregiver | None | 140 (40.1) | 686 (28.3) | 826 (29.8) | 21.89 | <0.001 |
| (n = 2771) | Spouse | 128 (36.7) | 1003 (41.4) | 1131 (40.8) | ||
| Children | 78 (22.3) | 685 (28.3) | 763 (27.5) | |||
| Others | 3 (0.9) | 48 (2.0) | 51 (1.9) | |||
| Medical insurance | No | 16 (4.1) | 142 (5.4) | 158 (5.2) | 4.35 | 0.23 |
| (n = 2992) | Yes | 372 (95.9) | 2478 (94.6) | 2850 (94.8) | ||
| Self-rated health | Bad | 49 (12.3) | 399 (14.8) | 448 (14.5) | 2.10 | 0.08 |
| (n = 3088) | Good | 349 (87.7) | 2291 (85.2) | 1232 (85.5) | ||
| ADL | Completely independent | 364 (96.0) | 2164 (85.9) | 2528 (87.2) | 30.54 | <0.001 |
| (n = 2899) | Relatively independent | 8 (2.1) | 199 (7.9) | 207 (7.1) | ||
| Disability | 7 (1.8) | 157 (6.2) | 164 (5.7) | |||
| Feeling of loneliness | Often | 147 (36.6) | 1077 (39.6) | 1224 (39.2) | 2.52 | 0.28 |
| (n = 3119) | Sometimes | 159 (39.6) | 966 (35.6) | 1125 (36.1) | ||
| Seldom/never | 96 (23.9) | 674 (24.8) | 770 (24.7) | |||
ADL, activities of daily living.