Country | China | Korea | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of participants | 287 (58.2 %) | 206 (41.8 %) | |
Age (t = -8.18, p = < 0.001) | 72.3 (SD = 7.6) | 78.1 (SD = 7.8) | |
Gender | Male | 149 (51.9 %) | 62 (30.1 %) |
Female | 138 (48.1 %) | 144 (69.9 %) | |
Marital Status | Without Partner | 101 (35 %) | 131 (63.6 %) |
With Partner | 186 (64.8 %) | 75 (36.4 %) | |
Lifestyle | Living Alone | 59 (20.6 %) | 52 (25.2 %) |
Living with Family | 228 (79.4 %) | 151 (73.3 %) | |
Education | No Education | 66 (23 %) | 67 (32.5 %) |
Elementary School | 97 (33.8 %) | 72 (35 %) | |
Middle School | 63 (22 %) | 16 (7.8 %) | |
High School | 41 (14.3 %) | 31 (15 %) | |
Community College | 10 (3.5 %) | 2 (1.0 %) | |
Bachelor/Graduate | 10 (3.5 %) | 18 (8.7 %) | |
Job before age 60 | Not Employed | 32 (11.1 %) | 69 (33.5 %) |
Employed | 253 (88.2 %) | 137 (66.5 %) | |
Social activity (None 1, Sometimes 2, Often 3) (z = -5.766, p = < 0.001) | 1.88 (SD = 0.72) | 2.27 (SD = 0.72) | |
Perceived health (Very poor 1, Poor 2, Average 3, Good 4, Excellent 5) (z = -1.132, p = 0.258) | 3.18 (SD = 1.08) | 3.08 (SD = 0.89) | |
Perceived economic status (Low 1, Middle-Low 2, Middle 3, Middle-High 4, High 5) (z = -3.756, p = < 0.001) | 2.54 (SD = 0.99) | 2.84 (SD = 0.77) | |
Perceived being caring (Very poor 1, Poor 2, Average 3, Good 4, Excellent 5) (z = -5.388, p = < 0.001) | 3.79 (SD = 0.87) | 4.20 (SD = 0.74) |