Table 2 Characteristics of respondents in different FL groups [\({\overline{\text{x}}}\) ± s/n (%)]
Variables | Male index elders and their wives | Female index elders and their husbands | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No FL | Some FLs | Serious FLs | No FL | Some FLs | Serious FLs | |||||||
(n = 1800) | (n = 1160) | (n = 462) | (n = 1899) | (n = 1076) | (n = 441) | |||||||
Male | Wife | Male | Wife | Male | Wife | Female | Husband | Female | Husband | Female | Husband | |
Age (years) | 68.16 ± 5.59 | 65.72 ± 4.96 | 70.92 ± 6.29 | 67.96 ± 5.74 | 72.60 ± 7.31 | 69.31 ± 6.42 | 65.81 ± 5.00 | 68.48 ± 5.86 | 68.11 ± 5.83 | 70.93 ± 6.45 | 69.17 ± 6.38 | 71.96 ± 6.76 |
Education | ||||||||||||
Illiteracy | 268 | 631 | 269 | 536 | 117 | 231 | 673 | 307 | 508 | 248 | 215 | 99 |
(14.89) | (35.06) | (23.19) | (46.21) | (25.32) | (50.00) | (35.44) | (16.17) | (47.21) | (23.05) | (48.75) | (22.45) | |
Elementary | 658 | 676 | 438 | 391 | 170 | 158 | 716 | 692 | 363 | 408 | 147 | 163 |
(36.56) | (37.56) | (37.76) | (33.71) | (36.80) | (34.20) | (37.70) | (36.44) | (33.74) | (37.92) | (33.33) | (36.96) | |
Middle school | 560 | 343 | 289 | 158 | 114 | 52 | 364 | 575 | 133 | 269 | 52 | 115 |
(31.11) | (19.06) | (24.91) | (13.62) | (24.68) | (11.26) | (19.17) | (30.28) | (12.36) | (25.00) | (11.79) | (26.08) | |
High school and above | 314 | 150 | 164 | 75 | 61 | 21 | 146 | 325 | 72 | 151 | 27 | 64 |
(17.44) | (8.32) | (14.14) | (6.46) | (13.20) | (4.54) | (7.69) | (17.11) | (6.69) | (14.03) | (6.13) | (14.51) | |
Chronic disease | ||||||||||||
No | 1,093 | 977 | 558 | 537 | 230 | 219 | 1,090 | 1,078 | 470 | 568 | 171 | 231 |
(60.72) | (54.28) | (48.10) | (46.29) | (49.78) | (47.40) | (57.40) | (56.77) | (43.68) | (52.79) | (38.78) | (52.38) | |
Yes | 707 | 823 | 602 | 623 | 232 | 243 | 809 | 821 | 606 | 508 | 270 | 210 |
(39.28) | (45.72) | (51.90) | (53.71) | (50.22) | (52.60) | (42.60) | (43.23) | (56.32) | (47.21) | (61.22) | (47.62) | |
Residential | ||||||||||||
Rural | 1,260 | 1,260 | 835 | 835 | 352 | 352 | 1,336 | 1,336 | 775 | 775 | 329 | 329 |
(70.00) | (70.00) | (71.98) | (71.98) | (76.19) | (76.19) | (70.35) | (70.35) | (72.03) | (72.03) | (74.60) | (74.60) | |
Urban | 540 | 540 | 325 | 325 | 110 | 110 | 563 | 563 | 301 | 301 | 112 | 112 |
(30.00) | (30.00) | (28.02) | (28.02) | (23.81) | (23.81) | (29.65) | (29.65) | (27.97) | (27.97) | (25.40) | (25.40) | |
Family size | ||||||||||||
2 | 1,019 | 1,019 | 698 | 698 | 254 | 254 | 1,082 | 1,082 | 654 | 654 | 232 | 232 |
(56.61) | (56.61) | (60.17) | (60.17) | (54.98) | (54.98) | (56.98) | (56.98) | (60.78) | (60.78) | (52.61) | (52.61) | |
3–4 | 435 | 435 | 270 | 270 | 112 | 112 | 451 | 451 | 250 | 250 | 114 | 114 |
(24.17) | (24.17) | (23.28) | (23.28) | (24.24) | (24.24) | (23.75) | (23.75) | (23.23) | (23.23) | (25.85) | (25.85) | |
≥ 5 | 346 | 346 | 192 | 192 | 96 | 96 | 366 | 366 | 172 | 172 | 95 | 95 |
(19.22) | (19.22) | (16.55) | (16.55) | (20.78) | (20.78) | (19.27) | (19.27) | (15.99) | (15.99) | (21.54) | (21.54) | |
Economic status (Yuan) | 6580.34 ± 5066.45 | 6580.34 ± 5066.45 | 5862.72 ± 4866.58 | 5862.72 ± 4866.58 | 5521.35 ± 4496.83 | 5521.35 ± 4496.83 | 6495.5 ± 5084.62 | 6495.5 ± 5084.62 | 5861.78 ± 4761.38 | 5861.78 ± 4761.38 | 5777.75 ± 4713.81 | 5777.75 ± 4713.81 |