N (%)/mean (SD) | |
Age (in years) | 69.44 (5.80) |
Gender | |
Male | 289 (53.03) |
Female | 256 (46.97) |
Education | |
No school education | 226 (41.47) |
Primary school | 217 (39.82) |
Junior high school or above | 102 (18.71) |
Marital status | |
Married | 420 (77.06) |
Other* | 125 (22.94) |
Household | |
Single | 86 (15.78) |
Spouse only | 305 (55.96) |
Other† | 154 (28.26) |
Self-reported health status | |
Very unhealthy | 20 (3.67) |
Unhealthy | 187 (34.31) |
Moderately healthy | 139 (25.5) |
Healthy | 177 (32.48) |
Very healthy | 22 (4.04) |
Number of chronic diseases | |
0 | 159 (29.17) |
1 | 196 (35.96) |
2 | 107 (19.63) |
≥3 | 83 (15.23) |
Region | |
Yingzhou, Fuyang (north) | 197 (36.15) |
Jin’an, Lu’an (central) | 176 (32.29) |
Jingxian, Xuancheng (south) | 172 (31.56) |
*Other marital status includes unmarried, widowed and divorced.
†Other household members include children only or spouse and children.