Variable | Variable definition | Obs. | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
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Self-rated health | Very healthy=5, relatively healthy=4, average=3, relatively unhealthy=2, very unhealthy=1 | 5910 | 3.317 | 0.864 | 1 | 5 |
Occupation | Retired danwei leader=1, other retired individuals=0 | 5910 | 0.061 | 0.240 | 0 | 1 |
Sex | Male=1, female=0 | 5910 | 0.504 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 |
Age | The actual age of the respondent | 5910 | 71.708 | 7.379 | 60 | 101 |
Education | Illiterate=1, old-style private school=2, elementary school=3, junior high school=4, high school and above=5 | 5910 | 3.085 | 1.295 | 1 | 5 |
Ethnic | Han ethnicity=1, minority ethnicity=0 | 5910 | 0.955 | 0.207 | 0 | 1 |
Religious belief | Has religious beliefs=1, has no religious beliefs=0 | 5910 | 0.065 | 0.247 | 0 | 1 |
Marital status | Has spouse=1, has no spouse=0 | 5910 | 0.765 | 0.424 | 0 | 1 |
Offspring | Number of surviving children | 5910 | 2.463 | 1.334 | 1 | 10 |
Living situation | Living with children=1, not living with children=0 | 5910 | 0.368 | 0.482 | 0 | 1 |
Social support | The social support scale contains six questions, including “At least how many family members/relatives can you meet or contact in a month?" Each question is answered on a five-point scale. The higher the score, the stronger the social support. | 5910 | 13.7618 | 5.239 | 0 | 30 |
Basic activity ability | Basic activity ability, has ability barrier=1, has no ability barrier=0 | 5910 | 0.289 | 0.453 | 0 | 1 |
Daily activity ability | Daily activity ability, has ability barrier=1, has no ability barrier=0 | 5910 | 0.198 | 0.399 | 0 | 1 |
Hospitalization | "Have you been hospitalized in the past two years?" yes=1, no =0 | 5910 | 0.290 | 0.454 | 0 | 1 |
Region | Eastern province=1, other province=0 | 5910 | 0.443 | 0.497 | 0 | 1 |
lncome | Logarithm of income in the past year | 5910 | 8.508 | 1.365 | 4.248 | 12.899 |
Mediation of disputes | Yes=1,no=0 | 5910 | 0.213 | 0.409 | 0 | 1 |
Study | Completely non-conforming=1, comparatively non-conforming=2, general=3, comparatively conforming=4, completely conforming=5 | 5587 | 2.821 | 1.108 | 1 | 5 |