Table 1 The demographic characteristics of participants
From: Dilemmas in caring for older adults in Zhejiang Province, China: a qualitative study
Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Communities | ||
Huang gu shan | 4 | 6.25 |
Ji hong | 11 | 17.19 |
Lan li | 11 | 17.19 |
Zi jin gang | 38 | 59.38 |
Gender | ||
Male | 21 | 32.81 |
Female | 43 | 67.19 |
Age | ||
60–69 | 19 | 29.69 |
70–79 | 22 | 34.38 |
Over 80 | 23 | 35.94 |
Educational level | ||
Bachelor’s degree | 13 | 20.31 |
Associate degree | 8 | 12.50 |
Senior high school | 6 | 9.38 |
Middle high school | 11 | 17.19 |
Primary school | 11 | 17.19 |
Illiterate | 12 | 18.75 |
Missing information | 3 | 4.69 |
Occupation | ||
Cleaner | 1 | 1.56 |
Dressmaker | 1 | 1.56 |
Kitchen staff | 1 | 1.56 |
Electrician | 1 | 1.56 |
Judge | 1 | 1.56 |
Sorority director | 1 | 1.56 |
Self-employed | 1 | 1.56 |
Engineer | 1 | 1.56 |
Labourer | 11 | 17.19 |
Civil servant | 8 | 12.50 |
Administrator | 1 | 1.56 |
Accountant | 1 | 1.56 |
Teacher | 11 | 17.19 |
Policeman | 1 | 1.56 |
Farmer | 18 | 28.13 |
Pharmacist | 1 | 1.56 |
Salesperson | 1 | 1.56 |
Missing information | 3 | 4.69 |