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Table 2 The description of community services and resources among participants in rural and urban areas

From: Association between dependency on community resources and social support among elderly people living in rural areas in China: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Rural

Urban

P value

n

%

n

%

Received community health services (times)

  < 2

497

69.3

199

47.9

 

 2–3

132

18.4

86

20.7

 

 4–6

53

7.4

70

16.9

 

  > 6

35

4.9

60

14.5

 < 0.001

The need for health assessment

 Yes

651

90.8

355

85.5

 

 No

66

9.2

60

14.5

0.006

Family doctor contract service

 Yes

319

44.5

326

78.5

 

 No

398

55.5

89

21.5

 < 0.001

Community counseling service

 Yes

50

7.0

49

11.8

 

 No

667

93.0

366

88.2

0.005

Elder university

 Yes

101

14.1

181

43.6

 

 No

616

85.9

234

56.4

 < 0.001

Community cultural activity center

 Yes

258

36.0

233

56.1

 

 No

459

64.0

182

43.9

 < 0.001

Emergency call or monitoring system

 Yes

97

13.5

149

35.9

 

 No

620

86.5

266

64.1

 < 0.001

The level of social support (scores)

  ≤ 10

332

46.3

140

33.7

 

  > 10

385

53.7

275

66.3

 < 0.001