Table 1.

Demographic and social characteristics of the respondents and factors associated with willing to enter a care home.

	Total (n = 1185)			City (n = 670)			Rural (n = 515)
Variable	Willing	Unwilling	P	Willing	Unwilling	P	Willing	Unwilling	P
Total	34.8%	65.2%		41.6%	58.4%		25.8%	74.2%
Age			<.001∗			.006∗			.003∗
Age 40–59	38.2%	61.8%		44.2%	55.8%		29.4%	70.6%
≥60 yr old	23.4%	76.6%		31.0%	69.0%		16.7%	83.3%
Gender			.322			.108			.826
Male	36.4%	63.6%		45.5%	54.5%		26.3%	73.7%
Female	33.6%	66.4%		39.2%	60.8%		25.4%	74.6%
Marriage			.616			.293			.538
Married	35.0%	65.0%		42.4%	57.6%		25.4%	74.6%
Not married	32.8%	67.2%		36.0%	64.0%		29.0%	71.0%
Education			<.001∗			.015∗			<.001∗
Elementary school and below	18.8%	81.2%		28.4%	71.6%		14.3%	85.7%
Junior high school	27.2%	72.8%		33.9%	66.1%		21.9%	78.1%
High school	40.0%	60.0%		45.9%	54.1%		31.9%	68.1%
Undergraduate or junior college	56.2%	43.8%		44.9%	55.1%		40.4%	59.6%
Occupation			<.001∗			<.001∗			<.001∗
Employed	42.9%	57.1%		46.6%	53.4%		36.4%	63.6%
Unemployed	23.2%	76.8%		25.6%	74.4%		15.4%	84.6%
Monthly income ($)			<.001∗			.064			.001∗
<$141	19.7%	80.3%		33.3%	66.7%		16.9%	83.1%
$141–$564	36.0%	64.0%		60.0%	40.0%		28.7%	71.3%
≥$564	46.0%	54.0%		50.0%	50.0%		37.9%	62.1%
Physical activity level			.025∗			.126			.190
High	30.9%	69.1%		38.0%	62.0%		22.3%	77.7%
Medium	36.8%	63.2%		42.3%	57.7%		28.0%	72.0%
Low	39.7%	60.3%		47.6%	52.4%		30.2%	69.8%
Non-infectious chronic disease			.543			.684			.300
Greater than or equal to 2	31.3%	68.8%		45.2%	54.8%		18.2%	81.8%
Less than 2	35.0%	65.0%		41.5%	58.5%		26.3%	73.7%
Smoking			.95			.053			.116
Yes	34.9%	65.1%		48.9%	51.1%		20.7%	79.3%
No	34.7%	65.3%		39.8%	60.2%		27.6%	72.4%
Drinking			.409			.612			.118
Yes	32.5%	67.5%		43.7%	56.3%		20.2%	79.8%
No	35.3%	64.7%		41.2%	58.8%		27.4%	72.6%

^∗P < .05.