Table 3 Physical and mental health related quality of life by individual and household characteristics among 428 middle-aged residents of 12 rural villages in Mid-east China in 2013

Sex

Male

48.68

10.93

0.093

53.20

8.82

0.828

Female

46.89

11.09

53.02

8.53

Age

45-50 years

50.79

8.21

< .001

53.91

8.60

0.277

50-55 years

49.12

9.44

53.46

8.10

55-60 Years

46.78

10.92

52.94

8.49

60-65 years

42.34

14.61

51.59

9.58

Education

Illiterate

44.64

13.57

< .001

51.56

9.25

0.002

Elementary school

46.15

11.35

51.82

9.38

Junior middle school

50.72

8.87

54.89

7.48

Senior middle school/higher

49.61

9.49

55.11

6.75

Occupation

Farmer

48.31

10.84

0.005

52.96

8.68

0.337

Workers

49.91

8.90

54.35

7.86

Unemployed/retired/house worker

44.94

12.37

52.54

9.13

Marital status

With spouse

47.97

10.82

0.101

53.22

10.33

0.312

Without spouse

44.24

13.89

51.41

8.55

Stay with others except spouse

Yes

48.13

11.48

0.461

53.14

8.32

0.916

No

47.34

10.60

53.06

9.00

Household per capita living space (m²)

less than 20

48.86

9.67

0.652

54.64

7.76

0.449

20-40

47.03

11.94

53.00

8.93

40-60

48.04

10.66

52.33

7.91

More than 60

48.37

10.19

53.52

9.29

Household per capita income (¥)

Less than 2000

45.53

12.93

0.008

51.81

9.39

< .001

2000-4999

44.70

13.38

50.63

9.26

5000-9999

48.03

10.86

52.13

8.98

10000-14999

50.02

8.31

55.83

7.02

More than 15000

48.98

9.70

55.82

7.18

Daily drinking water

Safe water

48.97

8.80

0.024

54.68

7.38

< .001

Others

46.58

12.75

51.60

9.50

Frequency of caring about each other

Always

49.00

9.98

< .001

53.93

8.11

< .001

Often

46.53

10.75

52.01

9.32

Seldom

36.14

18.12

46.95

10.03