Table 1 Participant’s demographic characteristics (n = 777)
Characteristic | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 395 | 50.8 |
 Female | 382 | 49.2 |
Age (years old) | ||
 60–64 | 164 | 21.1 |
 65–69 | 203 | 26.1 |
 70–74 | 139 | 17.9 |
 75–79 | 108 | 13.9 |
 80- | 163 | 21.0 |
Education | ||
 Uneducated | 43 | 5.5 |
 Primary school diploma | 142 | 18.3 |
 Junior high school diploma | 132 | 17.0 |
 High school/technical secondary school/vocational high school diploma | 207 | 26.6 |
 College degree | 174 | 22.4 |
Bachelor degree and above | 79 | 10.2 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 14 | 1.8 |
 Married | 621 | 79.9 |
 Divorced | 35 | 4.5 |
 Widowed | 101 | 13.0 |
 others | 6 | 0.8 |
Household monthly income per person (yuan) | ||
  < 3000 | 95 | 12.2 |
 3000–6000 | 262 | 33.7 |
 6001–9000 | 187 | 24.1 |
 9001–12,000 | 133 | 17.1 |
  > 12,000 | 100 | 12.9 |
Personal monthly income (yuan) | ||
  < 2000 | 55 | 7.1 |
 2000–4000 | 124 | 16.0 |
 4001–6000 | 239 | 30.8 |
 6001–8000 | 137 | 17.6 |
  > 8000 | 222 | 28.6 |
Pre-retirement occupation | ||
 Heads of state agencies, party organizations, enterprises, and institutions | 266 | 34.2 |
 Professional technicians (teachers, doctors, etc.) | 113 | 14.5 |
 Clerks and related personnel | 127 | 16.3 |
 Commercial and service personnel | 71 | 9.1 |
 Production personnel in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery and water conservancy | 59 | 7.6 |
 Production, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 39 | 5.0 |
 Soldier | 4 | 0.5 |
 Other practitioners | 98 | 12.6 |
Participation in insurance | ||
 Self pay | 25 | 3.2 |
 Public medical insurance | 402 | 51.7 |
 Medical insurance for urban and rural residents | 189 | 24.3 |
 Urban employee medical insurance | 235 | 30.2 |
 Commercial medical insurance | 50 | 6.4 |