Table 2 Descriptive statistics of study participants according to employment status. (NMPDMS-2017)
From: Effect of self-employment on the sub-health status and chronic disease of rural migrants in China
| Â | Full sample N(%) | Self-employed N(%) | Wage-employed N(%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Health status | ||||
 Sub-health status | ||||
  Sub-healthy, n (%) | 17,085(15.33) | 6136(15.68) | 10,949(15.14) | 0.018 |
  Healthy, n (%) | 94,339(84.67) | 32,992(84.32) | 61,347(84.86) |  |
 Chronic disease | ||||
  Have Hypertension or Diabetes, n (%) | 8474(7.39) | 3378(8.46) | 5096(6.82) | 0.000 |
  Without Hypertension or Diabetes, n (%) | 106,201(92.61) | 36,559(91.54) | 69,642(93.18) |  |
Socio-economic characteristics | ||||
 Gender | ||||
  Male, n (%) | 57,279(49.95) | 23,085(57.80) | 34,194(45.75) | 0.000 |
  Female, n (%) | 57,396(50.05) | 16,852(42.20) | 40,544(54.25) |  |
 Age mean ± SD | 35.372 ± 10.884 | 37.591 ± 9.533 | 34.187 ± 11.366 | 0.000 |
 Age^2, mean ± SD | 35.372 ± 10.884 | 37.591 ± 9.533 | 34.187 ± 11.366 | 0.000 |
 Education attainment | ||||
  Primary school or below, n (%) | 22,301(19.45) | 8878(22.23) | 13,423(17.96) | 0.000 |
  Junior high school, n (%) | 55,056(48.01) | 21,787(54.55) | 33,269(44.51) | 0.000 |
  Senior high school, n (%) | 24,070(20.99) | 7376(18.47) | 16,694(22.34) | 0.000 |
  College or above, n (%) | 13,248(11.55) | 1896(4.75) | 11,352(15.19) | 0.000 |
 Marital status | ||||
  Married, n (%) | 96,687(84.31) | 37,303(93.40) | 59,384(79.46) | 0.000 |
  Unmarried, n (%) | 17,988(15.69) | 2634(6.60) | 15,354(20.54) |  |
 Income (monthly), mean ± SD | 3962.79 ± 2858.13 | 4108.99 ± 3461.81 | 3850.94 ± 2284.99 | 0.000 |
Work characteristics | ||||
 Industry | ||||
  Other, n (%) | 8352(9.07) | 3433(8.60) | 4919(9.42) | 0.000 |
  Construction industry, n (%) | 27,304(29.64) | 5953(14.90) | 21,351(40.91) | 0.000 |
  Service industry, n (%) | 56,478(61.30) | 30,551(76.50) | 25,927(49.67) | 0.000 |
Migration traits | ||||
 Migrated with children | ||||
  Yes, n (%) | 74,762(65.19) | 30,448(76.24) | 44,314(59.29) | 0.000 |
  No, n (%) | 39,913(64.81) | 9489(23.76) | 30,424(40.71) |  |
 Migrated with couple | ||||
  Yes, n (%) | 84,230(73.45) | 34,200(85.63) | 50,030(66.94) | 0.000 |
  No, n (%) | 30,445(26.55) | 5737(14.37)) | 24,708(33.06) |  |
N, n (%) | 114,675(100) | 39,937(34.83) | 74,738(65.17) | Â |