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Table 2 Characteristics of type and frequency of social activities

From: Urban-rural differences in the association between social activities and depressive symptoms among older adults in China: a cross-sectional study

Type and frequency of social activities

Total sample (n = 8255)

Urban (n = 1685)

Rural (n = 6570)

χ2

P value

Interaction with friends, (%)

   

25.369

<  0.001

 No participation

5539(67.1)

1069(63.4)

4470(68.0)

  

 Not regularly

910(11.0)

222(13.2)

688(10.5)

  

 Almost every week

563(6.8)

148(8.8)

415(6.3)

  

 Almost daily

1243(15.1)

246(14.6)

997(15.2)

  

Missing, n(%)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

  

Hobby groups, (%)

   

99.373

<  0.001

 No participation

6674(80.8)

1222(72.5)

5452(83.0)

  

 Not regularly

561(6.8)

148(8.8)

413(6.3)

  

 Almost every week

441(5.3)

138(8.2)

303(4.6)

  

 Almost daily

579(7.0)

177(10.5)

402(6.1)

  

Missing, n(%)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

  

Sports groups, (%)

   

325.055

<  0.001

 No participation

7603(92.1)

1381(82.0)

6222(94.7)

  

 Not regularly

113(1.4)

33(2.0)

80(1.2)

  

 Almost every week

64(0.8)

33(2.0)

31(0.5)

  

 Almost daily

475(5.8)

238(14.1)

237(3.6)

  

Missing, n(%)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

  

Community-related organization, (%)

   

108.267

<  0.001

 No participation

8073(97.4)

1582(93.9)

6455(98.2)

  

 Not regularly

135(1.6)

62(3.7)

73(1.1)

  

 Almost every week

53(0.6)

21(1.2)

32(0.5)

  

 Almost daily

30(0.4)

20(1.2)

10(0.2)

  

Missing, n(%)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

  

Volunteer, (%)

   

10.906

0.012

 No participation

7075(85.5)

1410(83.7)

5647(86.0)

  

 Not regularly

895(10.8)

195(11.6)

700(10.7)

  

 Almost every week

168(2.0)

39(2.3)

129(2.0)

  

 Almost daily

135(1.6)

41(2.4)

94(1.4)

  

Missing, n(%)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

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