Table 1 Comparison of basic situation distribution of urban and rural elderly people
Project | Total sample(n = 4910) | Town(n = 2950) | Rural area(n = 1960) | χ2/ Z | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Satisfaction | 33.817 | < 0.001 | |||
Satisfied | 3560(72.5) | 2228(75.5) | 1332(68.0) | ||
Dissatisfied | 1350(27.5) | 722(24.5) | 628(32.0) | ||
Gender | 1.193 | 0.275 | |||
Male | 2319(47.2) | 1412(47.9) | 907(46.3) | ||
Female | 2591(52.8) | 1538(52.1) | 1053(53.7) | ||
Age | 6.369 | 0.041 | |||
60–75 years old | 1463(29.8) | 842(28.5) | 621(31.7) | ||
76–90 years old | 2055(41.9) | 1244(42.2) | 811(41.4) | ||
Over 90 years old | 1392(28.3) | 864(29.3) | 528(26.9) | ||
Area | 130.699 | < 0.001 | |||
Eastern | 2255(45.9) | 1526(51.7) | 729(37.2) | ||
Central section | 1525(31.1) | 749(25.4) | 776(39.6) | ||
West | 1130(23.0) | 675(22.9) | 455(23.2) | ||
Marital status | 0.276 | 0.599 | |||
Having a spouse | 2237(45.6) | 1353(45.9) | 884(45.1) | ||
No spouse | 2673(54.4) | 1597(54.1) | 1076(54.9) | ||
Of living | 1.171 | 0.279 | |||
Living with family | 3936(80.2) | 2350(79.7) | 1586(80.9) | ||
Not living with family | 974(19.8) | 600(20.3) | 374(19.1) | ||
Educational background | 102.207 | < 0.001 | |||
Illiteracy | 2154(43.9) | 1122(38.0) | 1032(52.7) | ||
Non illiterate | 2756(56.1) | 1828(62.0) | 928(47.3) | ||
Economic level | -9.895 | < 0.001 | |||
Preferably | 1022(20.8) | 729(24.7) | 293(14.9) | ||
Same as | 3423(69.7) | 2010(68.1) | 1413(69.7) | ||
Bad | 465(9.5) | 211(7.2) | 254(13.0) | ||
Medical insurance | 23.020 | < 0.001 | |||
Have | 4185(85.2) | 2456(83.3) | 1729(88.2) | ||
Not have | 725(14.8) | 494(16.7) | 231(11.8) | ||
Endowment insurance | 31.825 | < 0.001 | |||
Have | 1529(31.1) | 829(28.1) | 700(35.7) | ||
Not have | 3381(68.9) | 2121(71.9) | 1260(64.3) | ||
Social activities | 23.818 | < 0.001 | |||
Often | 2169(44.2) | 1220(41.4) | 949(48.4) | ||
Hardly | 2741(55.8) | 1730(58.6) | 1011(51.6) | ||
Self-rated health | 6.406 | 0.011 | |||
Good | 2426(49.4) | 1501(50.9) | 925(47.2) | ||
Bad | 2484(50.6) | 1449(49.1) | 1035(52.8) | ||
Chronic diseases (species) | -6.064 | < 0.001 | |||
0 | 1551(31.6) | 863(29.3) | 688(35.1) | ||
1 | 1493(30.4) | 863(29.3) | 630(32.1) | ||
≥ 2 | 1866(38.0) | 1224(41.5) | 642(32.8) | ||
Behavioral limitations | 0.966 | 0.326 | |||
Correct | 1512(30.8) | 924(31.3) | 588(30.0) | ||
Deny | 3398(69.2) | 2026(68.7) | 1372(70.0) | ||
Depressive tendencies | 5.119 | 0.024 | |||
Correct | 977(19.9) | 556(18.8) | 421(21.5) | ||
Deny | 3933(80.1) | 2394(81.2) | 1539(78.5) | ||
Sleep quality | 1.373 | 0.241 | |||
Good | 2663(54.2) | 1620(54.9) | 1043(53.2) | ||
Bad | 2247(45.8) | 1330(45.1) | 917(46.8) | ||
Smoke | 7.441 | 0.006 | |||
Correct | 805(16.4) | 449(15.2) | 356(18.2) | ||
Deny | 4105(83.6) | 2501(84.8) | 1604(81.8) | ||
Drink | 1.674 | 0.196 | |||
Correct | 781(15.9) | 453(15.4) | 328(16.7) | ||
Deny | 4129(84.1) | 2497(84.6) | 1632(83.3) | ||
Physical exercise | 73.271 | < 0.001 | |||
Correct | 1847(37.6) | 1252(42.4) | 595(30.4) | ||
Deny | 3062(62.4) | 1698(57.6) | 1365(69.6) |