Table 2 Descriptive statistics of control variables (N = 687)
Variable | Number | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | (mean, SD) | (70.42, 7.10) | – |
Sex | Male | 266 | 38.72 |
Female | 421 | 61.28 | |
Marital status | Non-single | 439 | 63.90 |
Single a | 248 | 36.10 | |
Household income | Above-average incomes | 344 | 50.07 |
Below-average incomes | 343 | 49.93 | |
Location | Urban | 390 | 56.77 |
Rural | 297 | 43.23 | |
Education | Primary school and lower | 298 | 43.38 |
Middle school | 196 | 28.53 | |
Senior middle school and higher | 193 | 28.09 | |
Having ADL limitation | Yes | 16 | 2.33 |
No | 671 | 97.67 | |
Having any chronic disease | Yes | 385 | 56.04 |
No | 302 | 43.96 | |
Instrumental support | Yes | 586 | 85.30 |
No | 101 | 14.70 | |
Emotional support | Yes | 583 | 84.86 |
No | 104 | 15.14 | |
Health insurance | Yes | 673 | 97.96 |
No | 14 | 2.04 | |
Old-age insurance | Yes | 661 | 96.22 |
No | 26 | 3.78 | |