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Table 1 Scio-demographic characteristics of study participants, in 2011

From: Association of depressive symptoms with retirement in Chinese employees: evidence from national longitudinal surveys from 2011 to 2018

Characteristics

Unweighted results

Weighted results

N

% of all

95%CI

% of all

95%CI

All participants

1390

Age (years)

 45to49

479

34.46

31.96

37.03

36.91

36.9

36.92

 50to54

320

23.02

20.83

25.33

24.48

24.47

24.49

 55to59

346

24.89

22.64

27.25

22.88

22.87

22.89

 60to64

166

11.94

10.28

13.76

10.63

10.62

10.64

 65plus

79

5.68

4.53

7.03

5.1

5.09

5.1

Gender

 Male

896

64.46

61.88

66.98

60.55

60.54

60.57

 Female

494

35.54

33.02

38.12

39.45

39.43

39.46

Education level

 Primary school and below

689

49.57

46.91

52.23

46.94

46.93

46.96

 Secondary school and above

701

50.43

47.77

53.09

53.06

53.04

53.07

Marital status

 Married

1251

90

88.3

91.53

90.23

90.23

90.24

 Unmarried and others

139

10

8.47

11.7

9.77

9.76

9.77

Residence

 Rural

796

57.27

54.62

59.89

49.41

49.4

49.42

 Urban

594

42.73

40.11

45.38

50.59

50.58

50.6

Socioeconomic status

 Q1

348

25.04

22.78

27.4

21.45

21.44

21.46

 Q2

347

24.96

22.71

27.33

22.79

22.78

22.8

 Q3

349

25.11

22.85

27.47

26.2

26.19

26.22

 Q4

346

24.89

22.64

27.25

29.56

29.55

29.57

Employment type

 Agricultural

285

20.5

18.41

22.72

17.92

17.91

17.93

 Non-agricultural

1105

79.5

77.28

81.59

82.08

82.07

82.09

Chronic disease

 Yes

814

58.56

55.92

61.17

57.26

57.25

57.28

 No

576

41.44

38.83

44.08

42.74

42.72

42.75

Participant in social activities

 Yes

693

49.86

47.19

52.52

51.01

51

51.02

 No

697

50.14

47.48

52.81

48.99

48.98

49

Weekly Contact with Children

 Yes

1278

91.94

90.39

93.32

92.82

92.81

92.83

 No

112

8.06

6.68

9.61

7.18

7.17

7.19