Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (N = 911)
Index | Person (%) | Evaluation of old-age care mode selection ( \(\overline{x} \pm s\)) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOCMa | COCMb | Retirement village | Nursing homes | ||
Age (years) | |||||
 40 < Age < = 55 | 305(33.48) | 4.05 ± 0.846 | 3.77 ± 0.867 | 3.74 ± 0.926 | 3.57 ± 0.940 |
 55 < Age < = 70 | 314(34.47) | 4.05 ± 0.769 | 3.76 ± 0.813 | 3.78 ± 0.772 | 3.50 ± 0.812 |
 Age > 70 | 292(32.05) | 4.10 ± 0.817 | 3.57 ± 0.959 | 3.65 ± 0.992 | 3.38 ± 1.047 |
  F |  | 0.393 | 5.079***d | 1.574 | 2.749* |
Sex | |||||
 Male | 446(48.96) | 4.06 ± 0.815 | 3.71 ± 0.862 | 3.70 ± 0.889 | 3.48 ± 0.966 |
 Female | 465(51.04) | 4.07 ± 0.806 | 3.69 ± 0.906 | 3.75 ± 0.91 | 3.49 ± 0.972 |
  t |  | -0.154 | 0.199 | -0.746 | -0.164 |
Residence | |||||
 Urban | 456(50.05) | 4.06 ± 0.868 | 3.70 ± 0.940 | 3.77 ± 0.920 | 3.56 ± 0.943 |
 Rural | 455(49.95) | 4.07 ± 0.748 | 3.70 ± 0.825 | 3.68 ± 0.877 | 3.41 ± 0.989 |
  t |  | -0.044 | -0.026 | 1.448 | 2.315** |
Education level | |||||
 Illiteracy | 223(24.48) | 4.05 ± 0.795 | 3.53 ± 0.962 | 3.63 ± 0.93 | 3.36 ± 1.065 |
 Primary school | 272(29.86) | 4.11 ± 0.800 | 3.64 ± 0.829 | 3.69 ± 0.894 | 3.42 ± 0.918 |
 Junior high school | 202(22.17) | 4.00 ± 0.838 | 3.69 ± 0.827 | 3.66 ± 0.851 | 3.45 ± 0.925 |
 High school/Technical school | 118(12.95) | 4.00 ± 0.773 | 3.90 ± 0.767 | 3.90 ± 0.821 | 3.66 ± 0.869 |
 College degree and above | 96(10.54) | 4.19 ± 0.85 | 4.04 ± 0.972 | 3.98 ± 0.973 | 3.81 ± 0.998 |
  F |  | 1.387 | 7.657*** | 4.115*** | 5.068*** |
Marital status | |||||
 Married | 706(77.50) | 4.11 ± 0.788 | 3.77 ± 0.852 | 3.78 ± 0.868 | 3.54 ± 0.940 |
 Widowed | 56(6.15) | 3.97 ± 0.788 | 3.38 ± 0.934 | 3.52 ± 0.949 | 3.21 ± 1.037 |
 Unmarried or divorced, et al | 149(16.36) | 3.71 ± 1.022 | 3.61 ± 0.966 | 3.59 ± 1.058 | 3.48 ± 1.027 |
  F |  | 7.494*** | 12.763*** | 5.971*** | 7.140*** |
Medical and pension costs (Yuan/month)c | |||||
 500 and below | 192(21.08) | 4.17 ± 0.911 | 3.78 ± 1.011 | 3.74 ± 0.993 | 3.48 ± 1.180 |
 501–1000 | 297(32.60) | 4.06 ± 0.766 | 3.61 ± 0.867 | 3.64 ± 0.909 | 3.36 ± 0.912 |
 1001–1500 | 206(22.61) | 3.93 ± 0.739 | 3.74 ± 0.724 | 3.71 ± 0.733 | 3.55 ± 0.858 |
 1501 and above | 216(23.71) | 4.11 ± 0.826 | 3.71 ± 0.921 | 3.83 ± 0.935 | 3.59 ± 0.920 |
  F |  | 3.208** | 1.616 | 1.984 | 2.891** |
Number of children | |||||
 No | 30(3.29) | 4.00 ± 1.050 | 3.83 ± 0.950 | 3.87 ± 1.224 | 3.40 ± 1.276 |
 One | 143(15.70) | 4.03 ± 0.851 | 3.86 ± 0.836 | 3.94 ± 0.918 | 3.70 ± 0.927 |
 Two | 402(44.13) | 4.05 ± 0.827 | 3.72 ± 0.874 | 3.73 ± 0.901 | 3.53 ± 0.929 |
 Three | 208(22.83) | 4.08 ± 0.764 | 3.65 ± 0.843 | 3.69 ± 0.787 | 3.48 ± 0.906 |
 Fore and above | 128(14.05) | 4.15 ± 0.722 | 3.49 ± 0.980 | 3.48 ± 0.905 | 3.13 ± 1.065 |
  F |  | 0.495 | 3.362*** | 4.746*** | 6.631*** |