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Table 2 Health status and healthcare-seeking behavior among elderly according to migration status of child(ren)

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

   

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

   

Good health

43.8

44.5

44.0

Poor health

56.2

55.5

56.0

Number of chronic diseases

   

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

   

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+

   

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

  1. Note: + = only those who felt sick during the previous 5 years