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Table 1 Social demographic data (Number of respondents = 1207)

From: Status and determinants of health behavior knowledge among the elderly in China: a community-based cross-sectional study

Characteristics

N (%)

Characteristics

N (%)

Age

 

Education level

 

60 to 69

524 (43.4)

Primary school or below

506 (41.9)

70 to 79

504 (41.8)

Primary school

327 (27.1)

≥80

179 (14.8)

Middle school

194 (16.1)

Living with whom

 

High school and above

180 (14.9)

Self

162 (13.4)

Previous occupation

 

Spouse

753 (62.4)

Administrative/Technical

270 (22.4)

Children and family

270 (22.4)

staff

 

Other people

22 (1.8)

Factory workers

299 (24.8)

Marital status

 

Migrant workers

45 (3.7)

Married

918 (76.1)

Farmers

436 (36.1)

Unmarried/Divorced

11 (0.9)

No work

157 (13)

Widowed

278 (23.0)

Chronic diseases

 
  

No

456 (37.8)

  

Yes

751 (62.2)