Table 3 Self-rated health status of floating elderly with different characteristics n (%)
Variable | Value | Healthy/basically healthy | Not healthy but able to take care of themselves | Cannot take care of themselves | Test statistics | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 66.947 | < 0.001 | ||||
low-age elderly | 1704 (79.0) | 50 (50.0) | 6 (33.3) | |||
middle-age elderly | 392 (18.2) | 41 (41.0) | 9 (50.0) | |||
high-age elderly | 62 (2.9) | 9 (9.0) | 3 (16.7) | |||
Education level | 20.438 | 0.002 | ||||
undergraduate college and above | 119 (5.5) | 4 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
specialized subject in college | 160 (7.4) | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
high / technical secondary school | 377 (17.5) | 10 (10.0) | 5 (27.8) | |||
junior high school | 625 (29.0) | 30 (30.0) | 4 (22.2) | |||
primary school | 597 (27.7) | 30 (30.0) | 3 (16.7) | |||
not been to school | 280 (13.0) | 24 (24.0) | 6 (33.3) | |||
Household registration type | 5.707 | 0.017 | ||||
agricultural | 985 (45.6) | 54 (54.0) | 13 (72.2) | |||
non-agricultural | 1173 (54.4) | 46 (46.0) | 5 (27.8) | |||
Marital status | 24.474 | < 0.001 | ||||
married | 1850 (85.7) | 74 (74.0) | 8 (44.4) | |||
widowed | 274 (12.7) | 24 (24.0) | 9 (50.0) | |||
divorced | 31 (1.4) | 2 (2.0) | 1 (5.6) | |||
Main economic source | 35.844 | < 0.001 | ||||
labor income | 320 (14.8) | 6 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
savings / rent | 33 (1.5) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
pension | 1173 (54.4) | 43 (43.0) | 5 (27.8) | |||
subsistence allowance | 29 (1.3) | 5 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
family members | 496 (23.0) | 39 (39.0) | 10 (55.6) | |||
Number of friends there | 24.114 | < 0.001 | ||||
none | 250 (11.7) | 19 (19.6) | 9 (50.0) | |||
1 ~ 5 | 876 (40.9) | 50 (51.5) | 4 (22.2) | |||
6 ~ 10 | 582 (27.2) | 17 (17.5) | 4 (22.2) | |||
> 10 | 432 (20.2) | 11 (11.3) | 1 (5.6) | |||
Average exercise time daily | 49.607 | < 0.001 | ||||
0 ~ 30 mins | 537 (24.9) | 48 (48.0) | 15 (83.3) | |||
31 ~ 60 mins | 864 (40.1) | 33 (33.0) | 3 (16.7) | |||
> 60 mins | 756 (35.0) | 19 (19.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Floating reasons | 157.743 | < 0.001 | ||||
work and do business | 383 (17.7) | 11 (11.0) | 1 (5.6) | |||
take care of children/ grandchildren or float with family members | 1018 (47.2) | 21 (21.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
treat diseases | 6 (0.3) | 3 (3.0) | 6 (33.3) | |||
live a retired life | 590 (27.3) | 57 (57.0) | 11 (61.1) | |||
Floating scope | 9.598 | 0.008 | ||||
trans-provincial | 1792 (83.0) | 73 (73.0) | 14 (77.8) | |||
trans-city | 268 (12.4) | 16 (16.0) | 3 (16.7) | |||
trans-county | 98 (4.5) | 11 (11.0) | 1 (5.6) | |||
Floating years | 9.556 | 0.023 | ||||
< 1 year | 281 (13.0) | 7 (7.0) | 3 (16.7) | |||
> = 1& < 5 year | 709 (32.9) | 45 (45.0) | 8 (44.4) | |||
> = 5& < 10 year | 604 (28.0) | 19 (19.0) | 4 (22.2) | |||
> = 10 year | 564 (26.1) | 29 (29.0) | 3 (16.7) | |||