Table 4.
Basic characteristics of survey samples (n = 8,015).
| Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 3900 | 48.7 |
| Male | 4115 | 51.3 | |
| Age | 60–69 years | 5232 | 65.3 |
| 70–79 years | 2309 | 28.8 | |
| Over 80 years | 474 | 5.9 | |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 1405 | 17.5 |
| Married | 6610 | 82.5 | |
| Working status | Non-working | 6770 | 84.5 |
| Working | 1245 | 15.5 | |
| Education | Illiteracy | 2019 | 25.2 |
| Primary school | 3690 | 46 | |
| Junior high school | 1428 | 17.8 | |
| Senior high school and above | 878 | 11 | |
| Residence | Rural | 5739 | 71.6 |
| Urban | 2276 | 28.4 | |
| Type of insurance | No insurance | 196 | 2.4 |
| Medical insurance for urban workers | 1309 | 16.3 | |
| Medical insurance for urban and rural residents | 989 | 12.3 | |
| Medical insurance for urban residents | 350 | 4.4 | |
| New rural cooperative medical insurance | 4950 | 61.8 | |
| Other | 213 | 2.7 | |
| Chronic diseases | No | 4252 | 53.1 |
| Yes | 3763 | 46.9 | |
| Disabilities | No | 6917 | 86.3 |
| Yes | 1098 | 13.7 | |
| Intergenerational economic exchange pattern | No exchange | 4326 | 54 |
| Only provide | 514 | 6.4 | |
| Only receive | 2179 | 27.2 | |
| Mutual support | 996 | 12.4 | |
| Intergenerational care exchange pattern | No exchange | 2280 | 28.4 |
| Only provide | 745 | 9.3 | |
| Only receive | 3664 | 45.7 | |
| Mutual support | 1326 | 16.5 | |
| Intergenerational emotional exchange pattern | No exchange | 4755 | 59.3 |
| Mutual support | 3260 | 40.7 | |
| Intergenerational relationship quality | Extremely poor | 90 | 1.1 |
| Not good | 275 | 3.4 | |
| Good | 3130 | 39.1 | |
| Very good | 3935 | 49.1 | |
| Excellent | 585 | 7.3 |