From: Impact of children's migration on health and health care-seeking behavior of elderly left behind
 | With migrant child(ren) | Without migrant child | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Symptoms of poor mental health | Â | Â | Â |
No symptom | 41.0 | 44.1 | 42.0 |
1 symptom | 14.3 | 13.3 | 14.0 |
2 symptoms | 16.1 | 15.4 | 15.9 |
3 or more symptoms | 28.5 | 27.3 | 28.1 |
Self assessed health | Â | Â | Â |
Good health | 43.8 | 44.5 | 44.0 |
Poor health | 56.2 | 55.5 | 56.0 |
Number of chronic diseases | Â | Â | Â |
No | 55.9 | 56.2 | 56.0 |
1 disease | 29.1 | 29.2 | 29.1 |
2 diseases | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
3 or more diseases | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
Illness during the previous 5 years | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 64.6 | 64.7 | 64.7 |
No | 35.4 | 35.3 | 35.3 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
N | 19,275 | 9,402 | 28,677 |
Treatment sought for the most recent illness+ | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 89.0 | 86.5 | 88.2 |
No | 11.0 | 13.5 | 11.8 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
N | 12,455 | 6,086 | 18,541 |