Research Article
Attitudes towards Advance Care Planning and Healthcare Autonomy among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Beijing, China
Table 7
Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics of respondents answering “yes” and “no” to question 5 (
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| Variables | Total sample () | Yes () | No () | ( value) |
| Gender | | | | | Male | 276 | 37 | 239 | 0.013 (0.91) | Female | 306 | 42 | 264 | Age | | | | | <70 years | 189 | 17 | 172 | 5.503 (0.025) | ≥70 years | 393 | 62 | 331 | Education | | | | | High school graduate or less | 397 | 58 | 339 | 1.142 (0.285) | Some college or more | 185 | 21 | 164 | Living condition | | | | | Lives alone | 62 | 6 | 56 | 0.855 (0.355) | Lives with someone | 520 | 73 | 447 | Marriage | | | | | Married | 468 | 68 | 400 | 1.861 (0.172) | Unmarried/widowed/divorced | 114 | 11 | 103 | Religiosity | | | | | No | 562 | 76 | 486 | 0 (1.000) | Yes | 20 | 3 | 17 | Monthly income (RMB) | | | | | <1300 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1.704 (0.636) | 1300–5000 | 508 | 71 | 437 | >5000 | 48 | 6 | 42 | Unknown | 10 | 0 | 10 | Have children | | | | | No | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0.026 (0.873) | Yes | 565 | 76 | 489 | Support from children | | | | | Yes | 406 | 61 | 345 | 0.210 (0.350) | No | 150 | 16 | 134 | Refuse to answer | 26 | 2 | 24 | Number of close friends to provide life support and help | | | | | 0 | 137 | 22 | 115 | 17.117 (0.001) | 1–5 | 293 | 43 | 250 | ≥6 | 127 | 12 | 115 | Unknown | 25 | 2 | 23 |
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