Characteristic | n = 2102(%) | moderate /high n (%) | P-value |
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Individual characteristic | |||
Age (years) | |||
60–70 | 1243 (59.1) | 883 (71.0) | <0.001 |
70–80 | 626 (29.8) | 480 (76.7) | |
80~ | 233 (11.1) | 197 (84.5) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 899 (42.8) | 644 (71.6) | 0.033 |
Female | 1203 (57.2) | 916 (76.1) | |
nation | |||
Minority nationality | 252 (12.0) | 195 (77.4) | 0.393 |
Han nationality | 1850 (88.0) | 1365 (73.8) | |
Education level | |||
Illiteracy | 375 (17.8) | 297 (79.2) | <0.001 |
primary school | 921 (43.8) | 687 (74.6) | |
Secondary and higher | 806 (38.3) | 576 (71.5) | |
marital status | |||
Never married | 89 (4.2) | 62 (69.7) | <0.001 |
Married | 1528 (72.7) | 1114 (72.9) | |
Divorced | 63 (3.0) | 47 (74.6) | |
Widowed | 422 (20.1) | 337 (79.9) | |
The physical condition | |||
can’t take care of oneself | 54 (2.6) | 44 (81.5) | <0.001 |
Partially self-care | 863 (41.1) | 713 (82.6) | |
Can take care of oneself | 1185 (56.4) | 1059 (89.4) | |
Family environment | |||
Number of children | |||
0 | 42 (2.0) | 22 (52.3) | <0.001 |
1 | 298 (14.2) | 228 (76.5) | |
2 or more | 1762 (83.8) | 1310 (74.3) | |
Who cares for life | |||
Oneself | 707 (33.6) | 499 (70.6) | <0.001 |
spouse | 938 (44.6) | 696 (74.2) | |
children | 384 (18.3) | 299 (77.9) | |
Others | 73 (3.5) | 48 (65.8) | |
Relationships among family members | |||
Not harmonious | 132 (6.3) | 90 (68.2) | 0.001 |
General harmony | 482 (22.9) | 389 (80.7) | |
harmonious | 1488 (70.8) | 1081 (72.6) | |
Does the family support mutual support | |||
not support | 222 (10.6) | 157 (70.7) | 0.062 |
General support | 820 (39.0) | 602 (73.4) | |
support | 1060 (50.4) | 801 (75.6) | |
Economic status | |||
Average monthly income | |||
Less than 200 yuan | 975 (46.4) | 730 (74.9) | 0.125 |
200 to 500 yuan | 454 (21.6) | 345 (76.0) | |
Over 500 yuan | 673 (32.0) | 485 (72.1) | |
source of income | |||
Subsistence allowances or pension | 742 (35.3) | 560 (75.5) | 0.006 |
Income from labor | 457 (21.7) | 324 (70.9) | |
From children | 697 (33.2) | 526 (75.5) | |
Other sources | 206 (9.8) | 150 (72.8) | |
Satisfaction with the current economic situation | |||
No | 339 (16.1) | 251 (74.0) | <0.001 |
General | 956 (45.5) | 750 (78.5) | |
Yes | 807 (38.4) | 559 (69.3) | |
Medical factors | |||
Self-assessment of health status | |||
Unhealthy | 392 (18.6) | 316 (80.6) | <0.001 |
Suboptimal | 889 (42.3) | 692 (77.8) | |
healthy | 821 (39.1) | 552 (67.2) | |
Current diseases | |||
No disease | 731 (34.8) | 491 (67.2) | 0.049 |
One or two disease | 1092 (52.0) | 840 (76.9) | |
Three or more | 279 (13.3) | 229 (82.1) | |
Regular physical examination | |||
No | 1287 (61.2) | 971 (75.4) | 0.142 |
Yes | 815 (38.8) | 589 (72.3) | |
Health knowledge needs | |||
No | 282 (13.4) | 182 (64.5) | <0.001 |
General | 934 (44.4) | 666 (71.3) | |
Yes | 886 (42.2) | 712 (80.4) | |
Medical accessibility (Whether serious illness can be treated in time) | |||
No | 573 (27.3) | 469 (81.8) | <0.001 |
Yes | 1529 (72.7) | 1091 (71.4) | |
mutual-support behavior | |||
government support | |||
No | 535 (25.5) | 397 (74.2) | <0.001 |
Yes | 1567 (74.5) | 1163 (74.2) | |
Accepting others support | |||
No | 261 (12.4) | 162 (62.1) | <0.001 |
General | 955 (45.4) | 700 (73.3) | |
Yes | 886 (42.2) | 698 (78.8) | |
help others | |||
No | 197 (9.4) | 143 (72.6) | <0.001 |
General | 937 (44.6) | 677 (72.3) | |
Yes | 968 (46.1) | 740 (76.4) | |
Social support | |||
Low | 32 (1.5) | 16 (50.0) | 0.006 |
moderate | 1815 (86.3) | 1351 (74.4) | |
high | 255 (12.1) | 193 (75.7) | |
participate in mutual support after understanding | |||
No | 277 (13.2) | 175 (63.2) | <0.001 |
Yes | 1825 (86.8) | 1385 (75.9) | |
Mutual-support needs | |||
Low | 542 (25.8) | ||
moderate | 1210 (57.6) | ||
High | 350 (16.7) |