Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the interviewees.
| Variable | N | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 193 | 46.8% |
| Male | 221 | 53.2% |
| Age (years) | ||
| ≤30 | 42 | 10.4% |
| 31–40 | 51 | 12.1% |
| 41–50 | 113 | 27% |
| 51–60 | 122 | 30% |
| ≥60 | 86 | 20.6% |
| Education level | ||
| None | 98 | 23.4% |
| Primary school | 118 | 28.1% |
| Junior high school | 128 | 31.2% |
| High school | 44 | 10.4% |
| College | 16 | 4.3% |
| Bachelor degree or above | 10 | 2.6% |
| Occupation | ||
| Unemployed | 69 | 17.3% |
| Farmer | 271 | 64.1% |
| Worker | 45 | 10.9% |
| Businessman | 9 | 2.6% |
| Students | 9 | 2.6% |
| Other | 11 | 2.6% |
| Annual net income (CNY) | ||
| ≤10,000 yuan | 158 | 37.4% |
| 10,000–20,000 yuan | 96 | 22.9% |
| 20,000–40,000 yuan | 96 | 22.7% |
| 40,000–60,000 yuan | 24 | 5.9% |
| ≥60,000 yuan | 9 | 3.8% |
| Unknown | 31 | 7.3% |
| Number of permanent household residents | ||
| 1 | 17 | 4.3% |
| 2 | 117 | 27.9% |
| 3 | 69 | 16.3% |
| 4 | 66 | 16.1% |
| 5 | 65 | 15.8% |
| 6 | 50 | 11.8% |
| ≥7 | 30 | 7.8% |