Table 1 Demographic characteristic of the elderly in poverty state counties of Chongqing
Total N (%) (N = 1232) | Northeastern wing of Chongqing (N = 685) | Southeastern wing of Chongqing (N = 547) | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 1.898 | 0.168 | |||
Male | 669 (54.3) | 360 | 309 | ||
Female | 563 (45.7) | 325 | 238 | ||
Age (year) | 11.860 | 0.008* | |||
65–69 | 481 (39.0) | 288 | 193 | ||
70–74 | 398 (32.3) | 226 | 172 | ||
75–79 | 219 (17.8) | 110 | 109 | ||
>= 80 | 134 (10.9) | 61 | 73 | ||
Race | 660.949 | < 0.001** | |||
Han population | 855 (69.4) | 682 | 173 | ||
Minority | 377 (30.6) | 3 | 374 | ||
Education level | 8.805 | 0.032* | |||
Illiteracy | 437 (35.5) | 263 | 174 | ||
Primary school | 676 (54.9) | 356 | 320 | ||
Junior middle school | 106 (8.6) | 56 | 50 | ||
High school and above | 13 (1.1) | 10 | 3 | ||
Marital status | 0.209 | 0.976 | |||
Married | 932 (75.6) | 517 | 415 | ||
Never married | 25 (2.0) | 14 | 11 | ||
Divorced | 12 (1.0) | 6 | 6 | ||
Widowed | 263 (21.3) | 148 | 115 | ||
Living arrangement | 0.539 | 0.463 | |||
Living alone | 186 (15.1) | 108 | 78 | ||
Not live alone | 1046 (84.9) | 577 | 469 | ||
Annual per capital income | 47.841 | < 0.001** | |||
< 1000 CNY | 162 (13.1) | 70 | 92 | ||
>= 1000 CNY | 342 (27.8) | 224 | 118 | ||
>= 2000 CNY | 261 (21.2) | 138 | 123 | ||
>= 3000 CNY | 222 (18.0) | 146 | 76 | ||
>=5000 CNY | 245 (19.9) | 107 | 138 | ||
Chronic disease | 2.488 | 0.115 | |||
No | 647 (52.5) | 346 | 301 | ||
Yes | 585 (47.5) | 339 | 246 | ||
Self-rated health | 7.821 | 0.098 | |||
Very good | 97 (7.9) | 66 | 31 | ||
Fairly good | 329 (26.7) | 180 | 149 | ||
Moderate | 545 (44.2) | 292 | 253 | ||
Fairly bad | 225 (18.3) | 129 | 96 | ||
Very bad | 36 (2.9) | 18 | 18 |