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Table 2 Correlations of Life Expectancy and Disability-Free Life Expectancy at Age 60, 2006

From: Regional variations in and correlates of disability-free life expectancy among older adults in China

Variables

Life Expectancy

Disability-free Life Expectancy

 

Pearson correlation

P Value

Pearson correlation

P Value

Life Expectancy

1

.

0.89†

0.000

Disability-free Life Expectancy

0.89†

0.000

1

.

Per Capital GDP

0.86†

0.000

0.79†

0.000

Proportion of Urban Residents

0.81†

0.000

0.79†

0.000

Illiteracy rate (60+)

-0.59†

0.000

-0.62†

0.000

Proportion of No Shower Facility at House

-0.53†

0.002

-0.53†

0.002

Proportion of No Toilet at House

-0.24

0.190

-0.18

0.325

Proportion of No Water at House

-0.63†

0.000

-0.59†

0.001

Proportion of No Gas and Electricity as fuel at House

-0.76†

0.000

-0.73†

0.000

Hospital beds Per 10, 000 Residents

0.72†

0.000

0.69†

0.000

Clinicians and Nurses Per 10, 000 Residents

0.66†

0.000

0.61†

0.000

  1. Note: N = 31 administrative divisions;† P < 0.01