Table 5 The status of diseases requiring hospitalization among the floating elderly with different characteristics within one year n (%)
Variable | Value | Diseases requiring hospitalization | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
yes | no | ||||
Age | 37.139 | < 0.001 | |||
low-age elderly | 95 (59.7) | 1634 (78.4) | |||
middle-age elderly | 49 (30.8) | 391 (18.8) | |||
high-age elderly | 15 (9.4) | 59 (2.8) | |||
Main economic source | 16.65 | 0.009 | |||
labor income | 9 (5.7) | 303 (14.5) | |||
savings / rent | 2 (1.3) | 32 (1.5) | |||
pension | 92 (57.9) | 1115 (53.5) | |||
subsistence allowance | 6 (3.8) | 28 (1.3) | |||
family members | 40 (25.2) | 502 (24.1) | |||
Number of friends there | 12.077 | 0.007 | |||
none | 33 (20.9) | 244 (11.8) | |||
1 ~ 5 | 64 (40.5) | 853 (41.3) | |||
6 ~ 10 | 37 (23.4) | 554 (26.8) | |||
> 10 | 24 (15.2) | 413 (20.0) | |||
Insurance type | 13.119 | 0.02 | |||
new rural cooperation | 48 (30.2) | 736 (35.3) | |||
cooperation between urban and rural residents | 6 (3.8) | 73 (3.5) | |||
medical insurance for urban residents | 10 (6.3) | 222 (10.7) | |||
medical insurance for urban workers | 61 (38.4) | 551 (26.4) | |||
free medical service | 6 (3.8) | 53 (2.5) | |||
uninsured | 28 (17.6) | 449 (21.5) | |||
Floating reasons | 76.982 | < 0.001 | |||
work and do business | 13 (8.2) | 368 (17.7) | |||
take care of children/grandchildren or float with family members | 52 (32.7) | 974 (46.7) | |||
treat diseases | 10 (6.3) | 5 (0.2) | |||
live a retired life | 79 (49.7) | 576 (27.6) | |||
Floating scope | 8.363 | 0.015 | |||
trans-provincial | 128 (80.5) | 1722 (82.6) | |||
trans-city | 16 (10.1) | 268 (12.9) | |||
trans-county | 15 (9.4) | 94 (4.5) | |||