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Table 1 Variables for older rural-to-urban migrant workers and older rural dwellers before after matching

From: Decomposing differences in depressive symptoms between older rural-to-urban migrant workers and their counterparts in mainland China

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Before Matching N(%)

After Matching N(%)

Older rural-to-urban migrant workers

Older rural dwellers

p-value

Older rural-to-urban migrant workers

Older rural dwellers

p-value#

Depressive symptoms

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.05

Ā Ā 

0.092

ā€ƒYes

167(23.76)

1239(37.96)

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55(30.73)

839(38.31)

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ā€ƒNo

536(76.24)

2025(62.04)

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124(69.27)

1351(61.69)

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Biological characteristics & perceived susceptibility variables

ā€ƒGender

Ā Ā 

0.144

Ā Ā 

1.000

ā€ƒā€ƒMena

122(57.28)

1701(52.11)

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105(58.66)

1701(52.11)

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ā€ƒā€ƒWomen

91(42.72)

4862(45.95)

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74(41.34)

1563(47.89)

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ā€ƒAge group

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.05

Ā Ā 

1.000

ā€ƒā€ƒ50ā€“60 a

153(71.83)

1455(66.44)

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127(70.95)

2113(64.74)

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ā€ƒā€ƒ61 and above

60(28.17)

735(33.56)

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52(29.05)

1151(35.26)

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ā€ƒIll in the last month

Ā Ā 

0.158

Ā Ā 

0.306

ā€ƒā€ƒYesa

19(8.92)

270(12.33)

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17(9.5)

397(12.16)

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ā€ƒā€ƒNo

194(91.08)

1920(87.67)

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162(90.50)

2867(87.84)

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ā€ƒSelf-reported health

Ā Ā 

0.325

Ā Ā 

0.979

ā€ƒā€ƒCompletely satisfieda

9(4.23)

70(3.2)

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7(3.91)

117(3.58)

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ā€ƒā€ƒVery satisfied

39(18.31)

452(20.64)

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32(17.88)

704(21.57)

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ā€ƒā€ƒSomewhat satisfied

108(50.70)

1021(46.62)

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88(49.16)

1489(45.62)

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ā€ƒā€ƒNot very satisfied

46(21.60)

468(21.37)

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42(23.46)

687(21.05)

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ā€ƒā€ƒNot at all satisfied

11(5.16)

179(8.17)

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10(5.59)

267(8.18)

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ā€ƒChronic diseases

Ā Ā 

0.082

Ā Ā 

0.388

ā€ƒā€ƒNoa

93(43.66)

835(38.13)

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77(43.02)

1296(39.71)

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ā€ƒā€ƒOnly one

49(23.00)

667(30.46)

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44(24.58)

987(30.24)

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ā€ƒā€ƒTwo and above

71(33.33)

688(31.42)

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58(32.40)

981(30.06)

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Life-style and health behavior variables

ā€ƒSmoke

Ā Ā 

0.487

Ā Ā 

0.463

ā€ƒā€ƒStill smokinga

57(31.84)

1051(32.2)

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62(29.11)

747(34.11)

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ā€ƒā€ƒQuit

116(64.80)

2123(65.04)

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143(67.14)

1383(63.15)

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ā€ƒā€ƒNever smoked

6(3.35)

90(2.76)

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8(3.76)

60(2.74)

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ā€ƒDrink (in the past year)

Ā Ā 

0.718

Ā Ā 

0.687

ā€ƒā€ƒDrink more than once a montha

58(32.40)

935(28.65)

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66(30.99)

643(29.36)

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ā€ƒā€ƒDrink but less than once a month

15(8.38)

293(8.98)

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20(9.39)

199(9.09)

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ā€ƒā€ƒNone of these

106(59.22)

2036(62.38)

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127(59.62)

1348(61.55)

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ā€ƒSleeping time

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.05

Ā Ā 

0.178

ā€ƒā€ƒ<ā€‰=4a

32(17.88)

541(16.57)

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37(17.37)

353(16.12)

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ā€ƒā€ƒ4ā€‰~ā€‰8

136(75.98)

2390(73.22)

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165(77.46)

1621(74.02)

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ā€ƒā€ƒ>ā€‰8

11(6.15)

333(10.2)

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11(5.16)

216(9.86)

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ā€ƒNap

Ā Ā 

0.218

Ā Ā 

0.439

ā€ƒā€ƒYesa

110(61.45)

1867(57.2)

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131(61.50)

1250(57.08)

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ā€ƒā€ƒNo

69(38.55)

1397(42.8)

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82(38.50)

940(42.92)

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Social interpersonal variables

ā€ƒLiving arrangement

Ā Ā 

0.082

Ā Ā 

1.000

ā€ƒā€ƒLive with spousea

176(82.63)

2538(77.76)

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148(82.68)

1868(85.3)

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ā€ƒā€ƒLive without spouse

37(17.37)

726(22.24)

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31(17.32)

322(14.7)

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ā€ƒEducational attainment

Ā Ā 

0.096

Ā Ā 

0.616

ā€ƒā€ƒPrimary school and above a

174(81.69)

363(11.12)

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16(8.94)

256(11.69)

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ā€ƒā€ƒPrimary school

24(11.27)

2468(75.61)

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140(78.21)

1823(83.24)

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ā€ƒā€ƒMiddle school and above

15(7.04)

433(13.27)

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23(12.85)

111(5.07)

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ā€ƒSocial activity

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.05

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.05

ā€ƒā€ƒNonea

64(30.05)

1489(45.62)

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56(31.28)

1033(47.17)

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ā€ƒā€ƒ1

70(32.86)

966(29.6)

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63(35.20)

619(28.26)

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ā€ƒā€ƒ>ā€‰=2

79(37.09)

809(24.79)

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60(33.52)

538(24.57)

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Living conditions and economic status

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.001

ā€ƒRunning water

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.001

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒYesa

190(89.20)

2291(70.19)

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158(88.27)

1514(69.13)

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ā€ƒā€ƒNo

23(10.80)

973(29.81)

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21(11.73)

676(30.87)

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ā€ƒType of in-house shower

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ā€ƒā€ƒHot water provideda

6(2.82)

16(0.49)

<ā€‰0.001

4(2.23)

12(0.55)

<ā€‰0.05

ā€ƒā€ƒWater heater installed by the household

157(73.71)

1740(53.31)

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132(73.74)

1132(51.69)

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ā€ƒā€ƒNo

50(23.47)

1508(46.2)

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43(24.02)

1046(47.76)

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ā€ƒClear in this house

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.001

Ā Ā 

0.256

ā€ƒā€ƒGooda

82(38.50)

964(29.53)

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65(36.31)

638(29.13)

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ā€ƒā€ƒFair

110(51.64)

1973(60.45)

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95(53.07)

1352(61.74)

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ā€ƒā€ƒBad

21(9.86)

327(10.02)

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19(10.61)

200(9.13)

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ā€ƒRegion

Ā Ā 

0.261

Ā Ā 

0.972

ā€ƒā€ƒEasta

80(37.56)

1275(39.06)

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69(38.55)

817(37.31)

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ā€ƒā€ƒMiddle

87(40.85)

1164(35.66)

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70(39.11)

804(36.71)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒWest

46(21.60)

825(25.28)

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40(22.35)

569(25.98)

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ā€ƒQuintiles

Ā Ā 

0.371

Ā Ā 

1.000

ā€ƒā€ƒPooresta

34(15.96)

688(21.08)

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30(16.76)

376(17.17)

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ā€ƒā€ƒPoorer

50(23.47)

653(20.01)

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42(23.46)

444(20.27)

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ā€ƒā€ƒMiddle

46(21.60)

640(19.61)

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40(22.35)

488(22.28)

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ā€ƒā€ƒRicher

41(19.25)

662(20.28)

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34(18.99)

492(22.47)

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ā€ƒā€ƒRichest

42(19.72)

621(19.03)

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33(18.44)

390(17.81)

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Social system

ā€ƒHealth insurance

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.001

Ā Ā 

1.000

ā€ƒā€ƒBasic health insurancea

186(87.32)

3110(95.28)

Ā 

186(87.32)

2161(98.68)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNone

27(12.68)

154(4.72)

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27(12.68)

29(1.32)

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ā€ƒPension insurance

Ā Ā 

0.499

Ā Ā 

1.000

ā€ƒā€ƒBasic health insurancea

155(72.77)

2443(74.85)

Ā 

155(72.77)

1759(80.32)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNo

58(27.23)

821(25.15)

Ā 

58(27.23)

431(19.68)

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ā€ƒā€ƒN

213

3477

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179

2369

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  1. aReference levels in the regressions; Virtual variables for chi-2 test; p#-value indicated the weight to be considered