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Table 2 Descriptive analysis of background characteristics (n = 4,180)

From: Acceptance of advance care planning among older adults in Mainland China: a national cross-sectional study

Variables

 

All (N = 4,180)

Acceptance score, Median (P25, P75)

H

P value

Level 1 Individual characteristics level

 Gender

Male

2,092 (50.05%)

63 (48, 81)

−0.117

0.906

Female

2,088 (49.95%)

63 (49, 81)

  

 Ethnicity

Han nationality

3,793 (90.74%)

63 (48, 81)

−0.042

0.966

Other nationality

387 (9.26%)

62 (46, 81)

  

 Number of chronic diseases

0

1,787 (42.75%)

65 (50, 83)

17.026

0.001

1

1,244 (29.76%)

61(45, 80)

  

2

654 (15.65%)

61 (47, 79)

  

 ≥ 3

495 (11.84%)

63 (49, 81)

  

Level 2 Individual behavior level

 Religious belief

No

3,842 (91.91%)

63 (49, 81)

−2.930

0.003

Yes

338 (8.09%)

58 (43, 80)

  

Level 3 Interpersonal networks level

 Urban–rural distribution

Rural

1,848 (44.21%)

63 (46, 80)

−2.032

0.042

Urban

2,332 (55.78%)

63 (49, 81)

  

 Marital status

Divorced, widowed, or unmarried

695 (16.63%)

61 (46, 81)

−1.391

0.164

Married

3,485 (83.37%)

63 (49, 81)

  

 Size of social network

 < 20

3,857 (92.27%)

62 (48, 80)

20.856

 < 0.001

20–49

219 (5.24%)

72 (50, 93)

  

50–99

66 (1.58%)

69 (46, 87)

  

 ≥ 100

38 (0.91%)

80 (54, 92)

  

 Living alone

No

3,569 (85.38%)

63 (48, 81)

−0.436

0.663

Yes

611 (14.62%)

62 (45, 83)

  

 Family type

Couple family

1,062 (25.40%)

62 (47, 82)

4.083

0.395

Nuclear family

396 (9.47%)

60 (47, 79)

  

Main family

1,883 (47.05%)

64 (49, 81)

  

Joint family

257 (6.15%)

64 (49, 80)

  

Other

482 (11.53%)

63 (49, 80)

  

Level 4 Life and work

 Education level

Junior high school and below

2,846 (68.09%)

62 (47, 80)

14.080

0.003

High school and technical secondary school

751 (17.97%)

64 (49, 82)

  

Junior college

232 (5.55%)

65 (51, 83)

  

Bachelor degree or above

351 (8.39%)

66 (50, 84)

  

 History of injuries

No

3,630 (86.84%)

63 (48, 81)

−0.566

0.571

Yes

550 (13.16%)

65 (49, 81)

  

 Presence of debts

No

3,424 (81.91%)

63 (47, 81)

−1.133

0.257

Yes

756 (18.09%)

65 (50, 80)

  

 Per capita monthly household income (yuan)

 ≤ 3000

2,630 (62.92%)

61 (46, 80)

30.524

 < 0.001

3001–6000

910 (21.77%)

66 (50, 82)

  

 ≥ 6001

640 (15.31%)

68 (51, 82)

  

Level 5 Policy level

 Possession of health insurance

No

241 (5.77%)

66 (50, 92)

−2.186

0.029

Yes

3,939 (94.23%)

63 (48, 81)

  

 Eligibility for subsidies

No

2,838 (67.89%)

63 (47, 81)

−0.562

0.574

Yes

1,342 (32.11%)

64 (49, 80)

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