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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the health-related quality of life of the rural elderly in China

From: The effect of social pension on health-related quality of life of the rural older people: a panel study from China

 

2011

2018

Variables

Insured Group

Control Group

Insured Group

Control Group

Physical Functioning

73.48*** (10.67)

74.62 (10.44)

70.47 (11.98)

69.95 (14.02)

Role-Physical

95.35 (12.35)

95.69 (12.50)

92.00*** (15.41)

90.15 (19.12)

Bodily Pain

89.87** (14.22)

91.08 (13.60)

81.24*** (16.77)

83.33 (15.33)

General Health

57.34*** (17.74)

59.83 (18.70)

57.10** (20.29)

58.87 (20.26)

Vitality

79.57* (20.98)

81.12 (20.26)

76.72** (23.15)

78.88 (21.93)

Social Functioning

22.93 (26.61)

24.14 (26.82)

22.48 (26.84)

23.00 (26.79)

Role-Emotional

72.28** (24.34)

74.55 (22.83)

72.60 (25.29)

73.95 (25.34)

Mental Health

74.04*** (18.70)

76.59 (17.03)

74.47 (17.69)

75.69 (17.61)

  1. Notes: † Cells represent mean (standard deviation). ‡ The participating group refers to the sample that participated in the NRSP in the period from 2011 to 2018; the control group refers to the sample that didn’t participate in NRSP during the 2011–2018. § *, **, *** indicate the significance level of 10%, 5%, and 1%, respectively