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

Table 2 Single-factor analysis of items related to good health behavior knowledge among the elderly

Predictor	Group with adequate health knowledge		Group with inadequate health knowledge		X ²	P
	N	%	N	%
Sex					0.013	0.908
Male	253	47.8	276	52.2
Female	322	47.5	356	52.5
Age					8.434	0.015
60 to 69	272	51.9	252	48.1
70 to 79	231	45.8	272	54.2
≥80	72	40.2	107	59.8
Marital Status
Married	461	50.2	457	49.8	10.389	0.006
Widowed	109	39.2	169	60.8
Divorced/Unmarried	5	45.5	6	54.5
Education level
Primary school or below	153	30.2	353	69.8	199.691	0.000
Primary school	141	43.1	186	56.9
Middle school	123	64.4	71	36.6
High school and above	158	87.8	22	12.2
Previous occupation
Administrative/Technical staff
Factory workers	203	75.2	67	24.8	198.022	0.000
Migrant workers	183	61.2	116	38.8
Farmer	20	44.4	25	55.6
	138	31.7	298	68.3
No work	31	19.7	126	80.3
Living with whom
Self	59	36.4	103	63.6	9.663	0.022
Spouse	375	49.8	378	50.2
Children and family	130	48.1	140	51.9
Other people	11	50.0	11	50.0
Chronic diseases
No	212	46.5	244	53.5	0.387	0.553
Yes	363	48.3	388	51.7
Residence
City	352	73.9	124	26.1	236.076	0.000
Rural	223	30.5	508	69.5

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