Table 2 Distribution of study variables
Variables | Mean ± SD or n (%) |
|---|---|
Total | 8794 |
Life satisfaction | |
Good | 8315 (96.71) |
Bad | 283 (3.29) |
Psychological health | |
Normal | 6467 (87.78) |
Depressive | 900 (12.22) |
Provide financial support | |
Yes | 2727 (35.35) |
No | 4987 (64.65) |
Receive financial support | |
Yes | 6166 (76.44) |
No | 1900 (23.56) |
Receive instrumental support | |
Yes | 4750 (67.81) |
No | 2255 (32.19) |
Receive emotional support | |
Yes | 7786 (89.32) |
No | 931 (10.68) |
Combination of receiving support | |
No support | 303 (3.45) |
Financial support | 351 (3.99) |
Instrumental support | 150 (1.71) |
Emotional support | 883 (10.04) |
Financial and instrumental support | 204 (2.32) |
Financial and emotional support | 2507 (28.51) |
Instrumental and emotional support | 1292 (14.69) |
Financial, instrumental and emotional support | 3104 (35.30) |
Age (years) | 91.46 ± 7.60 |
Gender | |
Male | 3703 (42.11) |
Female | 5091 (57.89) |
Current residence | |
Urban | 4904 (55.77) |
Rural | 3890 (44.23) |
Current marital status | |
Currently married and living with spouse | 2162 (24.83) |
Widowed | 6350 (72.94) |
Never married, separated and divorced | 194 (2.23) |
Income | 41,476.03 ± 36,827.95 |
Years of schooling | 2.36 ± 3.85 |
Number of living children | 3.77 ± 1.88 |
Co-residence | |
Yes | 2312 (26.55) |
No | 6395 (73.45) |
ADL (Activities of daily living) | |
Limited | 3634 (41.32) |
Not limited | 5160 (58.68) |
Chronic disease | |
Yes | 6035 (82.13) |
No | 1313 (17.87) |
Social security insurance | |
Yes | 6507 (90.88) |
No | 653 (9.12) |
Medical insurance | |
Yes | 7185 (85.29) |
No | 1239 (14.71) |
Old-age insurance | |
Yes | 2286 (25.99) |
No | 6508 (74.01) |
Community service | |
Yes | 5425 (64.40) |
No | 2999 (35.60) |