Table 3 Health status and health care utilization among the older parents with chronic diseases left behind according to the migration status of child
With migrant child | Without migrant child | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Self-rated health | |||
Good health | 11.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 |
Poor health | 88.7 | 85.9 | 86.6 |
Physical limitations | |||
Yes | 40.9 | 42.3 | 42.0 |
No | 59.1 | 57.7 | 58.0 |
Depressive symptoms | |||
Yes | 44.8 | 45.1 | 45.0 |
No | 55.2 | 54.9 | 55.0 |
Self-rated life satisfaction | |||
Satisfied | 86.3 | 88.9 | 88.2 |
Not satisfied | 13.7 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
Outpatient visits | |||
Yes | 27.4 | 23.8 | 24.7 |
No | 72.6 | 76.2 | 75.3 |
Inpatient visits | |||
Yes | 19.1 | 19.7 | 19.6 |
No | 80.9 | 80.3 | 80.4 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
N | 998 | 2921 | 3919 |