Table 4 Regression results for log (VAS) distribution of spouse in relation to the index elder within different FL groups
Variables | Male index elders and wives | Female index elders and husbands | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coef | SD | 95% CI | Coef | SD | 95% CI | |
Group | ||||||
Some FLs | − 0.041** | 0.009 | (− 0.058 to − 0.023) | − 0.035** | 0.010 | (− 0.054 to − 0.016) |
Serious FLs | − 0.080** | 0.019 | (− 0.118 to − 0.043) | − 0.057** | 0.013 | (− 0.083 to − 0.032) |
Wife age | − 0.006** | 0.001 | (− 0.009 to − 0.003) | − 0.001 | 0.001 | (− 0.004 to 0.002) |
Wife education | ||||||
Elementary | 0.033** | 0.011 | (0.013–0.054) | 0.027* | 0.011 | (0.006–0.048) |
Middle school | 0.059** | 0.015 | (0.031–0.088) | 0.044** | 0.013 | (0.019–0.069) |
High school and above | 0.059*a | 0.021 | (0.018–0.099) | 0.029 | 0.017 | (-0.003–0.062) |
Wife chronic disease | ||||||
Yes | − 0.109** | 0.009 | (− 0.126 to − 0.091) | − 0.015 | 0.009 | (− 0.032 to − 0.002) |
Husband age | 0.001 | 0.001 | (− 0.001 to 0.004) | − 0.004** | 0.001 | (− 0.006 to − 0.001) |
Husband education | ||||||
Elementary | 0.004 | 0.014 | (− 0.022 to 0.031) | − 0.008 | 0.012 | (− 0.033 to 0.016) |
Middle school | − 0.011 | 0.015 | (− 0.041 to 0.018) | 0.011 | 0.014 | (− 0.015 to 0.038) |
High school and above | 0.002 | 0.021 | (− 0.038 to 0.043) | 0.040* | 0.017 | (0.007–0.072) |
Husband chronic disease | ||||||
Yes | − 0.006 | 0.009 | (− 0.023 to 0.011) | − 0.102** | 0.008 | (− 0.118 to − 0.085) |
Residential | ||||||
Urban | − 0.012 | 0.014 | (− 0.040 to 0.016) | − 0.013 | 0.014 | (− 0.041 to 0.015) |
Family size | ||||||
3–4 | − 0.016 | 0.010 | (− 0.036 to 0.004) | − 0.018 | 0.011 | (− 0.039 to 0.003) |
≥ 5 | − 0.003 | 0.014 | (− 0.031 to 0.025) | 0.011 | 0.01 | (− 0.007 to 0.031) |
Economic status | 0.020** | 0.006 | (0.008–0.032) | 0.026** | 0.008 | (0.011–0.042) |
_cons | 4.487 | 0.079 | (4.333–4.642) | 4.435 | 0.097 | (4.245–4.624) |