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Table 2 Variables for older rural-to-urban migrant workers and older urban residents before after matching

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

Dependent variables

Before Matching N (%)

After Matching N (%)

Older rural-to-urban migrant workers

Older urban residents

p-value

Older rural-to-urban migrant workers

Older urban residents

p-value#

Depressive symptoms

Ā Ā 

0.191

Ā Ā 

0.077

ā€ƒYes

60(28.17)

167(23.76)

Ā 

55(28.50)

97(22.00)

Ā 

ā€ƒNo

153(71.83)

536(76.24)

Ā 

138(71.50)

344(78.00)

Ā 

Biological characteristics & perceived susceptibility variables

ā€ƒGender

Ā Ā 

0.144

Ā Ā 

1.000

ā€ƒā€ƒMena

122(57.28)

457(65.01)

Ā 

114(59.07)

248(56.24)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒWomen

91(42.72)

246(34.99)

Ā 

79(40.93)

193(43.76)

Ā 

ā€ƒAge group

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.05

Ā Ā 

1.000

ā€ƒā€ƒ50ā€“60 a

153(71.83)

338(48.08)

Ā 

141(73.06)

320(72.56)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒ61 and above

60(28.17)

365(51.92)

Ā 

52(26.94)

121(27.44)

Ā 

ā€ƒIll in the last month

Ā Ā 

0.158

Ā Ā 

0.806

ā€ƒā€ƒYesa

19(8.92)

68(9.67)

Ā 

17(8.81)

42(9.52)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNo

194(91.08)

635(90.33)

Ā 

176(91.19)

399(90.48)

Ā 

ā€ƒSelf-reported health

Ā Ā 

0.325

Ā Ā 

0.929

ā€ƒā€ƒCompletely satisfieda

9(4.23)

25(3.56)

Ā 

9(4.66)

19(4.31)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒVery satisfied

39(18.31)

102(14.51)

Ā 

35(18.13)

60(13.61)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒSomewhat satisfied

108(50.70)

413(58.75)

Ā 

96(49.74)

261(59.18)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNot very satisfied

46(21.60)

132(18.78)

Ā 

43(22.28)

82(18.59)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNot at all satisfied

11(5.16)

31(4.41)

Ā 

10(5.18)

19(4.31)

Ā 

ā€ƒChronic diseases

Ā Ā 

0.082

Ā Ā 

1.000

ā€ƒā€ƒNoa

93(43.66)

255(36.27)

Ā 

86(44.56)

86(44.56)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒOnly one

49(23.00)

189(26.88)

Ā 

42(21.76)

42(21.76)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒTwo and above

71(33.33)

259(36.84)

Ā 

65(33.68)

65(33.68)

Ā 

Life-style and health behavior variables

ā€ƒSmoke

Ā Ā 

0.487

Ā Ā 

0.341

ā€ƒā€ƒStill smokinga

57(31.84)

183(26.03)

Ā 

56(29.02)

123(27.89)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒQuit

116(64.80)

496(70.55)

Ā 

130(67.36)

298(67.57)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNever smoked

6(3.35)

24(3.41)

Ā 

7(3.63)

20(4.54)

Ā 

ā€ƒDrink (in the past year)

Ā Ā 

0.718

Ā Ā 

0.628

ā€ƒā€ƒDrink more than once a montha

58(32.40)

215(30.58)

Ā 

62(32.12)

140(31.75)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒDrink but less than once a month

15(8.38)

87(12.38)

Ā 

17(8.81)

56(12.70)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNone of these

106(59.22)

401(57.04)

Ā 

114(59.07)

245(55.56)

Ā 

ā€ƒSleeping time

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.05

Ā Ā 

0.242

ā€ƒā€ƒ<ā€‰=4a

32(17.88)

81(11.52)

Ā 

31(16.06)

44(9.98)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒ4ā€‰~ā€‰8

136(75.98)

593(84.35)

Ā 

151(78.24)

380(86.17)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒ>ā€‰8

11(6.15)

29(4.13)

Ā 

11(5.70)

17(3.85)

Ā 

ā€ƒNap

Ā Ā 

0.218

Ā Ā 

0.281

ā€ƒā€ƒYesa

110(61.45)

417(59.32)

Ā 

119(61.66)

259(58.73)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNo

69(38.55)

286(40.68)

Ā 

74(38.34)

182(41.27)

Ā 

Social interpersonal variables

ā€ƒLiving arrangement

Ā Ā 

0.082

Ā Ā 

1.000

ā€ƒā€ƒLive with spousea

176(82.63)

576(81.93)

Ā 

166(86.01)

395(89.57)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒLive without spouse

37(17.37)

127(18.07)

Ā 

27(13.99)

46(10.43)

Ā 

ā€ƒEducational attainment

Ā Ā 

0.096

Ā Ā 

1.000

ā€ƒā€ƒPrimary school and above a

174(81.69)

30(4.27)

Ā 

8(4.15)

8(1.81)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒPrimary school

24(11.27)

482(68.56)

Ā 

36(18.65)

339(76.87)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒMiddle school and above

15(7.04)

191(27.17)

Ā 

111(5.07)

94(21.32)

Ā 

ā€ƒSocial activity

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.05

Ā Ā 

0.175

ā€ƒā€ƒNonea

64(30.05)

187(26.60)

Ā 

58(30.05)

112(25.40)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒ1

70(32.86)

173(24.61)

Ā 

61(31.61)

119(26.98)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒ>ā€‰=2

79(37.09)

343(48.79)

Ā 

74(38.34)

210(47.62)

Ā 

Living conditions and economic status

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.05

ā€ƒRunning water

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.001

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒYesa

190(89.20)

674(95.87)

Ā 

171(88.60)

419(95.01)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNo

23(10.80)

29(4.13)

Ā 

22(11.40)

22(4.99)

Ā 

ā€ƒType of in-house shower

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒHot water provideda

6(2.82)

10(1.42)

<ā€‰0.001

4(2.07)

6(1.36)

0.895

ā€ƒā€ƒWater heater installed by the household

157(73.71)

527(74.96)

Ā 

143(74.09)

333(75.51)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNo

50(23.47)

166(23.61)

Ā 

46(23.83)

102(23.13)

Ā 

ā€ƒClear in this house

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.001

Ā Ā 

0.111

ā€ƒā€ƒGooda

82(38.50)

316(44.95)

Ā 

78(40.41)

213(48.30)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒFair

110(51.64)

324(46.09)

Ā 

98(50.78)

187(42.40)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒBad

21(9.86)

63(8.96)

Ā 

17(8.81)

41(9.30)

Ā 

ā€ƒRegion

Ā Ā 

0.261

Ā Ā 

0.740

ā€ƒā€ƒEasta

80(37.56)

232(33.00)

Ā 

73(37.82)

145(32.88)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒMiddle

87(40.85)

368(52.35)

Ā 

80(41.45)

236(53.51)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒWest

46(21.60)

103(14.65)

Ā 

40(20.73)

40(20.73)

Ā 

ā€ƒQuintiles

Ā Ā 

0.371

Ā Ā 

1.000

ā€ƒā€ƒPooresta

34(15.96)

118(16.79)

Ā 

26(13.47)

52(11.79)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒPoorer

50(23.47)

142(20.20)

Ā 

45(23.32)

95(21.54)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒMiddle

46(21.60)

152(21.62)

Ā 

44(22.80)

100(22.68)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒRicher

41(19.25)

142(20.20)

Ā 

38(19.69)

104(23.58)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒRichest

42(19.72)

21.19(21.19)

Ā 

40(20.73)

90(20.41)

Ā 

Social system

ā€ƒHealth insurance

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.001

Ā Ā 

1.000

ā€ƒā€ƒBasic health insurancea

186(87.32)

583(82.93)

Ā 

172(89.12)

398(90.25)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNone

27(12.68)

120(17.07)

Ā 

21(10.88)

43(9.75)

Ā 

ā€ƒPension insurance

Ā Ā 

0.499

Ā Ā 

1.000

ā€ƒā€ƒBasic health insurancea

155(72.77)

476(67.71)

Ā 

143(74.09)

329(74.60)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNo

58(27.23)

227(32.29)

Ā 

50(25.91)

112(25.40)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒN

213

703

Ā 

193

441

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