Table 4 Hypertension or diabetes prevalence in the floating elderly with different characteristics n (%)
Variable | Value | Hypertension or diabetes | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
yes | no | ||||
Age | 27.672 | < 0.001 | |||
low-age elderly | 382 (69.2) | 1378 (79.9) | |||
middle-age elderly | 144 (26.1) | 298 (17.3) | |||
high-age elderly | 26 (4.7) | 48 (2.8) | |||
Education level | 17.079 | 0.007 | |||
undergraduate college and above | 44 (8.0) | 79 (4.6) | |||
specialized subject in college | 39 (7.1) | 123 (7.1) | |||
high school/technical secondary school | 106 (19.2) | 286 (16.6) | |||
junior high school | 164 (29.7) | 495 (28.7) | |||
primary school | 129 (23.4) | 501 (29.1) | |||
not been to school | 70 (12.7) | 240 (13.9) | |||
Household registration type | 34.802 | < 0.001 | |||
agricultural | 195 (35.3) | 857 (49.7) | |||
non-agricultural | 357 (64.7) | 867 (50.3) | |||
Main economic source | 73.425 | < 0.001 | |||
labor income | 37 (6.7) | 289 (16.8) | |||
savings / rent | 5 (0.9) | 29 (1.7) | |||
pension | 370 (67.0) | 851 (49.4) | |||
subsistence allowance | 11 (2.0) | 23 (1.3) | |||
family members | 115 (20.8) | 430 (24.9) | |||
Insurance type | 42.233 | < 0.001 | |||
new rural cooperation | 157 (28.4) | 639 (37.1) | |||
cooperation between urban and rural residents | 22 (4.0) | 58 (3.4) | |||
medical insurance for urban residents | 55 (10.0) | 180 (10.4) | |||
medical insurance for urban workers | 198 (35.9) | 419 (24.3) | |||
free medical service | 23 (4.2) | 36 (2.1) | |||
uninsured | 97 (17.6) | 392 (22.7) | |||
Floating reasons | 25.291 | < 0.001 | |||
work and do business | 59 (10.7) | 336 (19.5) | |||
take care of children/grandchildren or float with family members | 269 (48.7) | 770 (44.7) | |||
treat diseases | 4 (0.7) | 11 (0.6) | |||
live a retired life | 171 (31.0) | 487 (28.2) | |||
Floating years | 9.088 | 0.028 | |||
< 1 year | 58 (10.5) | 233 (13.5) | |||
> = 1& < 5 year | 181 (32.8) | 581 (33.7) | |||
> = 5& < 10 year | 144 (26.1) | 483 (28.0) | |||
> = 10 year | 169 (30.6) | 427 (24.8) | |||