Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of urban empty-nesters
Variable | Categories | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age, year (Range 60 ~ 95) | 60 ~ 69 | 133(26.20) |
70 ~ 79 | 222(43.80) | |
 ≥ 80 | 152(30.00) | |
Gender | Male | 313(61.70) |
Female | 194(38.30) | |
Education | Primary school or below | 66(13.00) |
Junior high school | 110(21.70) | |
Senior high school | 148(29.20) | |
Junior college or above | 183(36.10) | |
Marital status | Married | 451(89.00) |
Other | 56(11.00) | |
Living status | Living alone | 81(16.00) |
Living with spouse | 426(84.00) | |
Retirement | Yes | 467(92.10) |
No | 40(7.90) | |
Pre-retirement occupation | Civil servants | 74(14.60) |
Institutional staff | 120(23.70) | |
Corporate staff | 211(41.60) | |
Farmers and other occupations | 102(20.10) | |
Main source of income | At least pension | 465(91.70) |
Other | 42(8.30) | |
Monthly personal income (RMB) | < 1000 | 17(3.40) |
1000 ~ 2000 | 84(16.60) | |
2000 ~ 4000 | 216(42.60) | |
 ≥ 4000 | 190(37.50) | |
Types of medical insurance | Urban employee medical insurance | 455(89.74) |
Urban and rural residents' medical insurance | 52(10.26) | |
Physical condition | Good | 225(44.40) |
General | 228(45.00) | |
Poor | 54(10.70) | |
Number of chronic diseases | None | 152(30.00) |
1 ~ 2 | 307(60.60) | |
 ≥ 3 | 48(9.50) | |
Self-care | Completely self-care | 482(95.10) |
Partially self-care | 25(4.90) | |
The number of children | 1 | 235(46.40) |
 ≥ 2 | 272(53.60) | |
The distance between parents and children | At least a child lives in the same city | 426(84.00) |
Without children lives in the same city | 81(16.00) | |
Satisfaction with children's marriage | Satisfaction | 361(71.20) |
General | 117(23.10) | |
Dissatisfaction | 29(5.70) | |
Satisfaction with children's employment | Satisfaction | 386(76.10) |
General | 106(20.90) | |
Dissatisfaction | 15(3.00) | |
Satisfaction with children's personal income | Satisfaction | 366(72.20) |
General | 125(24.70) | |
Dissatisfaction | 16(3.20) |