Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of older adults and children (%).
| Variables | Older Adults (n = 625) | Children (n = 428) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Local (n = 227) |
Migrant (n = 201) |
p-Value * | ||
| Distance to tertiary provider | 0.002 | ||||
| Far (<10 km) | 211 (33.8) | 135 (31.5) | 56 (24.7) | 79 (39.3) | |
| Middle (10 km) | 231 (37.0) | 156 (36.4) | 85 (37.4) | 71 (35.3) | |
| Far (>20 km) | 183 (29.2) | 137 (32.0) | 86 (37.9) | 51 (25.4) | |
| Education level (schooling years) | 0.007 | ||||
| Illiteracy (0 year) | 245 (39.2) | 7 (1.6) | 6 (2.6) | 1 (0.5) | |
| Primary school (6 years) | 268 (42.9) | 35 (8.2) | 26 (11.5) | 9 (4.5) | |
| Junior school (9 years) | 76 (12.2) | 127 (29.7) | 62 (27.3) | 65 (32.3) | |
| Senior high school (12 years) | 34 (5.4) | 102 (23.8) | 45 (19.8) | 57 (28.4) | |
| College, university and above (15 years) | 2 (0.3) | 157 (36.7) | 88 (38.8) | 69 (34.3) | |
| Household size | <0.001 | ||||
| 1 | 60 (9.6) | - | - | - | |
| 2 | 278 (44.5) | 6 (1.4) | 2 (0.9) | 4 (2.0) | |
| 3–4 | 113 (18.1) | 214 (50.0) | 89 (39.2) | 125 (62.2) | |
| ≥5 | 174 (27.8) | 208 (48.6) | 136 (59.9) | 72 (35.8) | |
| Annual per capita income | 0.514 | ||||
| Low (<yuan 15,000 yuan) | 214 (34.3) | 74 (17.3) | 37 (16.3) | 37 (18.4) | |
| Medium (yuan 15,000–29,999) | 297 (47.5) | 200 (46.7) | 112 (49.3) | 88 (43.8) | |
| High (≥yuan 30,000) | 114 (18.2) | 154 (36.0) | 78 (34.4) | 76 (37.8) | |
| Nearest providers ** | 0.613 | ||||
| Primary | 513 (82.1) | 314 (73.4) | 171 (75.3) | 143 (71.1) | |
| Secondary | 77 (12.3) | 93 (21.7) | 46 (20.3) | 47 (23.4) | |
| Tertiary | 35 (5.6) | 21 (4.9) | 10 (4.4) | 11 (5.5) | |
* Differences in variables between local children and migrant children. ** Nearest providers: The type of nearest provider for respondents in Kunshan.