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Table 1 Comparison of the FPR-EoL (behavior) score of the characteristics of participants and their parents (n = 3052)

From: Association of filial attitude, filial behavior and death literacy: implications for development of death system in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area of China

Variables

n

%

Mean

SD

F/ t

p-value

Gender

    

-2.47

0.014

 

Male

627

20.5

68.04

6.15

  
 

Female

2425

79.5

68.71

6.06

  

Age (year)

    

55.95b

< 0.001

1

18–34

2311

75.7

67.93

5.86

 

1 < 2; 1 < 3

2

35–54

679

22.2

70.60

6.22

  

3

55–74

62

2.0

70.52

7.25

  

Highest Level of Education

    

-12.77

< 0.001

 

High school or below

1840

60.3

67.45

5.72

  
 

College of higher

1212

39.7

70.29

6.22

  

Marital Status

    

9.07

< 0.001

 

Married/ cohabiting

894

29.3

70.11

6.03

  
 

Single/ divorced/ separated/ widowed

2158

70.7

67.94

5.99

  

Children

    

-7.84

< 0.001

 

Yes

798

26.1

70.01

6.08

  
 

No

2254

73.9

68.07

6.00

  

Siblings

    

-0.65

0.52

 

Yes

2495

81.7

68.61

6.01

  
 

No

557

18.3

68.42

6.38

  

Religion

    

-1.66

0.10

 

Yes

789

25.9

68.89

6.34

  
 

None

2263

74.1

68.46

5.99

  

Income

    

-11.52

< 0.001

 

Below city average

1865

61.1

67.58

5.82

  
 

Above city average

1187

38.9

70.13

6.16

  

Occupation

    

55.42b

< 0.001

1

Medical (assistant) professional

719

23.6

70.06

5.98

 

1 > 2; 2 < 3; 2 < 4

2

Student

1688

55.3

67.34

5.72

  

3

Other

533

17.5

70.00

6.16

  

4

Not working

112

3.7

70.88

7.32

  

Hospitalized within the past year

    

-2.54

0.01

 

Yes

135

4.4

69.87

5.88

  
 

No

2917

95.6

68.51

6.08

  

Parents living status

    

-4.98

< 0.001

 

both alive

2677

87.7

68.36

5.98

  
 

at least one died/ don’t know

375

12.3

70.14

6.58

  

Survival status of father

    

-5.15

< 0.001

 

Alive

2753

90.2

68.39

5.99

  
 

Died/ don’t know

299

9.8

70.29

6.61

  

Father’s age (years) (n = 2753)

    

53.44a

< 0.001

1

< 65

2174

79.0

66.93

6.23

 

1 < 2; 1 < 3

2

65–74

400

14.5

70.07

6.44

  

3

>=75

179

6.5

69.74

6.56

  

Living with father (n = 2753)

    

7.04

< 0.001

 

Yes

1381

50.2

67.59

5.91

  
 

No

1372

49.8

69.19

5.98

  

Financial supporter of father (n = 2753)

    

2.88

0.004

 

Yes

1720

62.5

68.13

5.89

  
 

No

1033

37.5

68.81

6.13

  

Carer of father (n = 2753)

    

5.35

< 0.001

 

Yes

1515

55.0

67.84

5.91

  
 

No

1238

45.0

69.06

6.03

  

Closeness with father (n = 2753)

    

1.40

0.16

 

Not close/ very not close/ fair

990

36.0

68.60

5.97

  
 

Close/ very close

1763

64.0

68.27

6.00

  

Health status of father (n = 2753)

    

1.11

0.27

 

Fair/ bad/ very bad

1017

36.9

68.55

5.82

  
 

Good/ very good

1736

63.1

68.29

6.10

  

Father with disease (n = 2753)

    

-7.56

< 0.001

 

Yes

740

26.9

69.80

5.90

  
 

No

2013

73.1

67.87

5.94

  

Father hospitalized within the past year (n = 2753)

    

-2.50

0.01

 

Yes

292

10.6

69.22

5.80

  
 

No

2461

89.4

68.29

6.01

  

Survival status of mother

    

-1.66

0.10

 

Alive

2964

97.1

68.54

6.07

  
 

Died/ don’t know

88

2.9

69.64

6.54

  

Mother’s age (n = 2964)

    

52.36a

< 0.001

1

< 65

2367

79.9

67.11

6.35

 

1 < 2; 1 < 3

2

65–74

387

13.1

70.17

6.51

  

3

>=75

210

7.1

69.96

6.62

  

Living with mother (n = 2964)

    

6.65

< 0.001

 

Yes

1523

51.4

67.83

5.98

  
 

No

1441

48.6

69.30

6.06

  

Financial supporter of mother (n = 2964)

    

2.45

0.01

 

Yes

1889

63.7

68.34

6.00

  
 

No

1075

36.3

68.91

6.17

  

Carer of mother (n = 2964)

    

5.32

< 0.001

 

Yes

1742

58.8

68.05

6.02

  
 

No

1222

41.2

69.25

6.06

  

Closeness with mother (n = 2964)

    

-0.56

0.57

 

Not close/ very not close/ fair

525

17.7

68.41

5.97

  
 

Close/ very close

2439

82.3

68.57

6.09

  

Health status of mother (n = 2964)

    

3.76

< 0.001

 

Fair/ bad/ very bad

1127

38.0

69.08

6.00

  
 

Good/ very good

1837

62.0

68.22

6.08

  

Mother with disease (n = 2964)

    

-10.18

< 0.001

 

Yes

824

27.8

70.34

6.19

  
 

No

2140

72.2

67.85

5.88

  

Mother hospitalized within the past year (n = 2964)

    

-2.70

0.01

 

Yes

287

9.7

69.46

5.90

  
 

No

2677

90.3

68.44

6.08

  
  1. a Homogeneity of variance was assumed, Scheffe method was used as post-hoc comparison
  2. b Homogeneity of variance was not assumed, Games-Howell method was used as post-hoc comparison
  3. SD standard deviation
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