Table 1 General characteristics of the study population (N = 5803)
From: The impact of pension on the health behavior of elderly rural residents: evidence from China
Age range | [45, 61] (N = 3816) | [61, 75] (N = 1987) | Pearson Chi-square test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Description | χ2 | P | ||
Consciously controlling sugar intake (N, %) | Do you consciously control sugar intake? Yes = 1, No = 0 | 2252(59.01%) | 1228(61.80%) | 4.2278 | 0.040 |
Consciously controlling salt intake (N, %) | Do you consciously control salt intake? Yes = 1, No = 0 | 2350(61.58%) | 1233(62.05%) | 0.1225 | NS |
Consciously controlling edible oil intake (N, %) | Do you consciously control the intake of edible oil? Yes = 1, No = 0 | 2230(58.44%) | 1172(58.98%) | 0.1601 | NS |
Learning health knowledge or wellness knowledge (N, %) | Do you consciously learn health or wellness knowledge? Yes = 1, No = 0 | 1660(43.55%) | 795(40.03%) | 6.6136 | 0.010 |
Gender (N, %) | Female = 0, Female = 1 | 1934(50.68%) | 1062(53.45%) | 4.0031 | 0.045 |
Education level (N, %) | Primary school and below = 1 | 1555(40.75%) | 1361(68.50%) | 417.899 | 0.000 |
Junior high school = 2 | 1849(48.45%) | 474(23.86%) | |||
High school/technical secondary school/vocational high school = 3 | 376(9.85%) | 149(7.50%) | |||
College/undergraduate = 4 | 36(0.94%) | 3(0.15%) | |||
Marriage (N, %) | Married or not, yes = 1, no = 0 | 3655(95.78%) | 1765(88.83%) | 102.488 | 0.000 |
BMI (Mean) | Weight (kg)/Height 2 (m) | 26.02 | 23.50 | – | – |
Disabled (N, %) | Disabled or not, yes = 1, no = 0 | 335(8.78%) | 194(9.76%) | 1.5290 | NS |
Chronic diseases (N, %) | Whether suffering from chronic diseases, yes = 1, no = 0 | 1485(38.92%) | 957(48.16%) | 45.850 | 0.000 |
Household income (Mean, Logarithmic) | Questionnaire provides total of 8 categorie of income, using logarithms | 76,409.81(10.74) | 63,195.57(10.46) | – | – |