Table 1 Characteristics of respondents
From: Decomposing socioeconomic inequalities in depressive symptoms among the elderly in China
Characteristics | All (N = 6522) |
|---|---|
Age, years | |
mean (SD) | 67.57 ± 6.311 |
Sex | |
Men, n (%) | 3403 (52.18) |
Women, n (%) | 3119 (47.82) |
Living arrangement | |
Living alone, n (%) | 599 (9.18) |
Living with their spouse, n (%) | 2702 (41.43) |
Other arrangement, n (%) | 3221 (49.39) |
Income, RMB yuan | |
mean (SD) | 8306.09 ± 12553.39 |
Education | |
Illiterate, n (%) | 2079 (31.87) |
Capable of reading or writing, n (%) | 1368 (20.97) |
Elementary school, n (%) | 1646 (25.24) |
Middle school and above, n (%) | 1429 (21.91) |
Working status | |
Yes, n (%) | 3565 (54.66) |
No, n (%) | 2957 (45.34) |
Residential location | |
Eastern China, n (%) | 2184 (33.49) |
Central China, n (%) | 2182 (33.46) |
Western China, n (%) | 2156 (33.06) |
Residential areas | |
Urban, n (%) | 2583 (39.60) |
Rural, n (%) | 3939 (60.4) |
Social activity | |
mean (SD) | 0.74 ± 0.863 |
Smoking | |
Yes, n (%) | 3042 (46.64) |
No, n (%) | 3480 (53.36) |
Physical disabilities | |
Yes, n (%) | 6093 (93.42) |
No, n (%) | 429 (6.58) |
Brain damage | |
Yes, n (%) | 6198 (95.03) |
No, n (%) | 324 (4.97) |
Vision problems | |
Yes, n (%) | 5742 (88.04) |
No, n (%) | 780 (11.96) |
Hearing problems | |
Yes, n (%) | 5439 (83.39) |
No, n (%) | 1083 (16.61) |