Table 2.
Tendency of social support seeking from different sources among older adults in China
| Having spouses, sons and daughters | Having sons and daughters | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spouse | Sons | Daughters | Others | F | ƞ2 | Sons | Daughters | Others | F | ƞ2 | |
| Total | 0.72 (0.36) | 0.16 (0.27) | 0.04(0.17) | 0.07 (0.19) | 2414.87*** | 0.54 | 0.64 (0.39) | 0.14 (0.30) | 0.21 (0.31) | 2014.05*** | 0.40 |
| Age-group | |||||||||||
| Young-old | 0.74 (0.35) | 0.15 (0.25) | 0.04 (0.16) | 0.06 (0.18) | 2149.77*** | 0.58 | 0.60 (0.39) | 0.15 (0.30) | 0.24 (0.31) | 628.39*** | 0.36 |
| Old-old | 0.66 (0.39) | 0.21 (0.30) | 0.05 (0.18) | 0.08 (0.20) | 352.13*** | 0.43 | 0.66 (0.39) | 0.13 (0.30) | 0.19 (0.31) | 1408.11*** | 0.42 |
| Region | |||||||||||
| Cities | 0.75 (0.34) | 0.12 (0.23) | 0.07 (0.22) | 0.05 (0.17) | 597.55*** | 0.58 | 0.53 (0.43) | 0.27 (0.39) | 0.19 (0.31) | 192.60*** | 0.25 |
| Towns | 0.73 (0.36) | 0.17 (0.27) | 0.04 (0.15) | 0.07 (0.19) | 917.11*** | 0.55 | 0.65 (0.38) | 0.11 (0.27) | 0.23 (0.32) | 835.18*** | 0.44 |
| Rural areas | 0.70 (0.37) | 0.18 (0.28) | 0.04 (0.15) | 0.08 (0.19) | 917.45*** | 0.51 | 0.68 (0.38) | 0.11 (0.27) | 0.20 (0.31) | 1181.91*** | 0.47 |