Research Article
Attitudes towards Advance Care Planning and Healthcare Autonomy among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Beijing, China
Table 4
Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics of respondents answering “yes” and “no” to question 2 (
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| Variables | Total sample () | Yes () | No () | ( value) |
| Gender | | | | | Male | 371 | 225 | 146 | 0.058 (0.81) | Female | 413 | 247 | 166 | Age | | | | | <70 years | 241 | 153 | 88 | 1.564 (0.211) | ≥70 years | 543 | 319 | 224 | Education | | | | | High school graduate or less | 554 | 326 | 228 | 1.347 (0.262) | Some college or more | 230 | 146 | 84 | Living condition | | | | | Lives alone | 85 | 54 | 31 | 0.229 (0.632) | Lives with someone | 699 | 418 | 281 | Marriage | | | | | Married | 628 | 381 | 247 | 0.247 (0.619) | Unmarried/widowed/divorced | 156 | 91 | 65 | Religiosity | | | | | No | 764 | 456 | 308 | 3.317 (0.103) | Yes | 20 | 16 | 4 | Monthly income (RMB) | | | | | <1300 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 3.325 (0.358) | 1300–5000 | 673 | 409 | 264 | >5000 | 66 | 41 | 25 | Unknown | 17 | 7 | 10 | Have children | | | | | No | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0.984 (0.321) | Yes | 762 | 461 | 301 | Support from children | | | | | Yes | 546 | 343 | 203 | 2.590 (1.108) | No | 195 | 109 | 86 | Refuse to answer | 43 | 20 | 23 | Number of close friends to provide life support and help | | | | | 0 | 199 | 115 | 84 | 4.899 (0.179) | 1–5 | 399 | 232 | 167 | ≥6 | 152 | 104 | 48 | Unknown | 34 | 21 | 13 |
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