Table 3 Demographic characteristics of the participants
From: Old people’s preference for nursing homes in East China: a discrete choice experiment
Characteristics | N = 233 | |
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
Age(y) | ||
60–69 | 89 | 38.2 |
70–79 | 110 | 47.2 |
≥ 80 | 34 | 14.6 |
Survey district | ||
Urban | 104 | 44.6 |
Rural | 129 | 55.4 |
Gender | ||
Male | 100 | 42.9 |
Female | 133 | 57.1 |
Marriage status | ||
In marriage | 194 | 83.3 |
Others | 39 | 16.7 |
Education | ||
Primary school and below | 146 | 62.7 |
Middle school | 41 | 17.6 |
High school and above | 46 | 19.7 |
Occupation | ||
Employed | 47 | 20.2 |
Not employed | 186 | 79.8 |
Monthly income (CNY) | ||
< 2000 | 143 | 61.4 |
2000–5000 | 72 | 30.9 |
> 5000 | 18 | 7.7 |
Living alone | ||
Yes | 36 | 15.5 |
No | 197 | 84.5 |
Chronic disease | ||
Yes | 178 | 76.4 |
No | 55 | 23.6 |
Self-rated health | ||
Good | 136 | 58.4 |
Fair | 60 | 25.8 |
Poor | 37 | 15.8 |