Table 2 The basic characteristics of the floating elderly
Variable | Value | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Education level | ||
undergraduate college and above | 326 (14.3) | |
specialized subject in college | 34 (1.5) | |
high school / technical secondary school | 1221 (53.6) | |
junior high school | 659 (28.9) | |
primary school | 633 (27.8) | |
not been to school | 310 (13.6) | |
Marital status | ||
married | 1935 (84.9) | |
widowed | 307 (13.5) | |
divorced | 34 (1.5) | |
Number of friends there | ||
none | 278 (12.3) | |
1 ~ 5 | 930 (41.2) | |
6 ~ 10 | 603 (26.7) | |
> 10 | 444 (19.7) | |
Household registration type | ||
agricultural | 1053 (46.2) | |
non-agricultural | 1226 (53.8) | |
Average exercise time daily | ||
0 ~ 30 mins | 600 (26.3) | |
31 ~ 60 mins | 900 (39.5) | |
> 60 mins | 775 (34) | |
Health knowledge acquisition | ||
0 point | 91 (11.1) | |
1 ~ 4 point | 409 (49.8) | |
5 ~ 9 point | 321 (39.1) | |
Insurance type | ||
new rural cooperation | 796 (34.9) | |
cooperation between urban and rural residents | 80 (3.5) | |
medical insurance for urban residents | 235 (10.3) | |
medical insurance for urban workers | 617 (27.1) | |
free medical service | 59 (2.6) | |
uninsured | 489 (21.5) | |
Main economic income | ||
labor income | 326 (14.3) | |
savings / rent | 34 (1.5) | |
pension | 1221 (53.6) | |
subsistence allowance | 34 (1.5) | |
family members | 545 (23.9) | |
Insurance location | ||
native | 58 (2.5) | |
registered permanent residence | 1723 (75.6) | |
Self-rated health | ||
healthy / basically healthy | 2158 (94.7) | |
not healthy but able to take care of themselves | 100 (4.4) | |
cannot take care of themselves | 18 (0.8) | |
Hypertension or diabetes | ||
yes | 552 (24.2) | |
no | 1727 (75.8) | |
Diseases requiring hospitalization | ||
yes | 159 (7) | |
no | 2120 (93) | |
Floating reasons | ||
work and do business | 395 (17.3) | |
take care of children/grandchildren or float with family members | 1040 (45.6) | |
treat diseases | 15 (0.7) | |
live a retired life | 658 (28.9) | |
Floating scope | ||
trans-provincial | 1882 (82.6) | |
trans-city | 287 (12.6) | |
trans-county | 110 (4.8) | |
Floating years | ||
< 1 year | 291 (12.8) | |
> = 1& < 5 years | 762 (33.4) | |
> = 5& < 10 years | 628 (27.6) | |
> = 10 years | 598 (26.2) | |