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Table 1 Key features of the study sample

From: The impact of social insurance on health among middle-aged and older adults in rural China: a longitudinal study using a three-wave nationwide survey

 

N

%

 

N

%

Demographic factors

  

Health behavior

  

 Gender

  

Smoking

  

 Men

15,678

(46.9)

No smoking

10,564

(31.6)

 Women

17,751

(53.1)

Smoking in the past

14,207

(42.5)

 Age (years)

M

59.3

Smoking currently

8658

(25.9)

SD

(9.6)

Drinking

  

Educational attainment

  

No drinking

25,139

(75.2)

 Junior high school or lower

31,423

(94.0)

Drinking per week

6686

(20.0)

 Senior high school

1791

(5.7)

Drinking per month

1604

(4.8)

 College or higher

215

(0.3)

Social participation

15,277

(45.7)

Family factors

  

Regions

  

 Having a spouse

29,016

(86.8)

East

6285

(18.8)

 Having living parents

4413

(16.9)

Central

6920

(20.7)

 Living arrangement with children

West

19,355

(57.9)

 Living together

18,597

(57.0)

Northeast

869

(2.6)

 Living apart

14,211

(43.0)

Survey years

  

 Number of family members

M

3.47

2011

10,530

(31.5)

SD

(1.7)

2013

10,864

(32.5)

House ownership

20,325

(60.8)

2015

12,035

(36.0)

N

   

33,429

 
  1. The age and number of family members are shown by mean values