Table 1 The selected population characteristics of the community residents living in a central city area (CUA) and a developing neighbourhood (DN)
From: Health-related quality of life and determinants in North-China urban community residents
CUA (n = 3105) | DN (n = 2776) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 48.8 ± 12.6 | 49.3 ± 13.1 | 0.136 |
Females: n (%) | 1847 (59.5) | 1693(61.0) | 0.240 |
Education level, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
Tertiary or higher | 975 (31.4) | 264(9.5) | |
Secondary or high school | 1832 (59.0) | 1810 (65.2) | |
Primary or lower | 298 (9.6) | 702(25.3) | |
Marriage status, n (%) | 0.292 | ||
Single | 624 (20.1) | 591 (21.3) | |
Married or cohabiting | 2195 (70.7) | 1954 (70.4) | |
Divorced or widow/widower | 286 (9.2) | 230 (8.3) | |
Employment status, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
Student | 171 (5.5) | 144 (5.2) | |
Un-employed or housekeeper | 807 (26.0) | 1108 (39.9) | |
Employed | 1267 (40.8) | 994 (35.8) | |
Retired | 860 (27.7) | 530 (19.1) | |
Income, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
Low | 730 (23.5) | 836 (30.1) | |
Middle | 1882 (60.6) | 1549 (55.8) | |
High | 494 (15.9) | 391 (14.1) | |
Insurance, n (%) | |||
No | 180 (5.8) | 169 (6.1) | 0.638 |
Yes | 2925 (94.2) | 2607 (93.9) | |
Smoking, n (%) | 0.109 | ||
No | 2270 (73.1) | 2088 (75.2) | |
Sometimes | 317 (10.2) | 244 (8.8) | |
Everyday | 519 (17.7) | 444 (16.0) | |
Drinking, n (%) | 0.290 | ||
No | 2192 (70.6) | 2007 (72.3) | |
Sometimes | 543 (17.5) | 469 (16.9) | |
Often | 370 (11.9) | 300 (10.8) | |
Chronic disease, n (%) | 0.027 | ||
No | 1860 (59.9) | 1741 (62.7) | |
Yes | 1245 (40.1) | 1035 (37.3) | |