Table 4 Descriptive analysis of the main characteristics of the sample
Item | category | Tongdao County | Ceheng County | Qitai County | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Proportion | Number | Proportion | Number | Proportion | Number | Proportion | ||
Age | 20 years old and below | 3 | 1.79 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.61 | 6 | 0.87 |
21 to 40 years old | 12 | 7.14 | 87 | 26.13 | 18 | 9.68 | 117 | 17.03 | |
41 to 60 years old | 69 | 41.07 | 159 | 47.75 | 114 | 61.29 | 342 | 49.78 | |
61 to 80 years old | 66 | 39.29 | 60 | 18.02 | 48 | 25.81 | 174 | 25.33 | |
81 years old and above | 18 | 10.71 | 27 | 8.11 | 3 | 1.61 | 48 | 6.99 | |
Gender | Male | 90 | 53.57 | 147 | 44.14 | 87 | 46.77 | 324 | 47.16 |
Female | 78 | 46.43 | 186 | 55.86 | 99 | 53.23 | 363 | 52.84 | |
Education | Primary school education or below | 123 | 73.21 | 282 | 84.68 | 72 | 38.71 | 489 | 71.18 |
Middle or high school education | 36 | 21.43 | 36 | 10.81 | 84 | 45.16 | 153 | 22.27 | |
University education or above | 9 | 5.36 | 15 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 2.18 | |
Total | 168 | 168 | 100.00 | 333 | 100.00 | 186 | 100.00 | 687 | |