Association between social integration and loneliness among the female migrant older adults with children: the mediating effect of social support

Table 1 The basic characteristics of the female MOAC in this study

Characteristics	Categories	N	%
Total		418	100
Age	60–65	201	48.1
Age	66–70	207	51.9
Education	Illiterate	158	37.8
	Elementary school	103	24.6
	Middle School	102	24.4
	High School and above	55	13.2
Marital status	Married	368	88.0
Marital status	Unmarried*	50	12.0
Chronic diseases	No	243	58.1
Chronic diseases	Yes	175	41.9
Self-rated health	Excellent	104	24.9
	Very good	144	34.4
	Good	81	19.4
	Fair and below	89	21.3
Monthly income	0–100 RMB	157	37.6
	101–500 RMB	82	19.6
	501–1000 RMB	82	19.6
	1001–2500 RMB	53	12.7
	2501–10000 RMB	44	10.5
Feel like a local	Don’t agree	153	36.6
	Fair	172	41.1
	Agree	93	22.2
Local Chinese dialect	Can’t understand or speak	24	5.7
	Can understand but can’t speak	187	44.7
	Can speak a little	114	27.3
	Can fluently speak	93	22.2
Participate in community activities	Never	218	52.2
	Occasionally	87	20.8
	Sometimes	55	13.2
	Often	58	13.9

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