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Table 3 Factors associated with institutionalization willingness among single male seniors in rural Shandong, China,2012 (n = 193)

From: Gender difference in utilization willingness of institutional care among the single seniors: evidence from rural Shandong, China

Characteristics

Willingness for institutionalization

ORc (95% CI)

P

ORa (95% CI)

p

 

Yes (%)

No (%)

    

n = 193

18(9.3)

175(90.7)

    

Age

    

NA

 

 60-

13(13.3)

85(86.7)

1.0

   

 70-

5(8.1)

57(91.9)

0.57(0.19-1.70)

0.315

  

 80-

0(0.0)

33(100.0)

0.000(0.000)

0.998

  

Education

    

NA

 

 Illiteracy or semiliterate

11(12.2)

79(87.8)

1.0

   

 Primary school

6(8.1)

68(91.9)

0.63(0.223-1.80)

0.393

  

 Junior school or above

1(3.4)

28(96.6)

0.26(0.03-2.08)

0.202

  

Past occupation

    

NA

 

 Farmer

16(9.6)

151(90.4)

1.0

   

 Others

2(7.7)

24(92.3)

0.79(0.17-3.64)

0.759

  

Living arrangements

      

Alone

13(18.6)

57(81.4)

1.0

 

1.0

 

 With children or others

5(4.1)

118(95.9)

0.19(0.06-0.55)

0.002

0.26(0.08-0.89)

0.032

Number of children

    

NA

 

  ≤ 3

16(11.8)

120(88.2)

1.0

   

  > 3

2(3.5)

55(96.5)

0.27(0.06-1.23)

0.090

  

Relationship with children

    

NA

 

 Good

15(8.9)

153(91.1)

1.0

   

 Normal or bad

3(12.0)

22(88.0)

1.39(0.37-5.20)

0.624

  

Social support

18(9.3)

175(90.7)

0.91(0.85-0.98)

0.008

0.96(0.89-1.04)

0.318

Self-reported health status

    

NA

 

 Good

5(6.1)

77(93.9)

1.0

   

 Normal or bad

13(11.7)

98(88.3)

2.04(0.70-5.98)

0.192

  

Psychological stress

18(9.3)

175(90.7)

1.08(1.02-1.14)

0.014

1.06(1.00-1.13)

0.045

ADLa

    

NA

 

 I

10(8.5)

107(91.5)

1.0

   

 II

5(13.9)

31(86.1)

1.73(0.55-5.43)

0.350

  

 III

3(7.5)

37(92.5)

0.87(0.23-3.32)

0.836

  

NCDb

    

NA

 

 Yes

15(11.1)

120(88.9)

1.0

   

 NO

3(5.2)

55(94.8)

0.44(0.12-1.570)

0.204

  

Incomec

    

NA

 

 Q1

12(14.5)

71(85.5)

1.0

   

 Q2

4(6.9)

54(93.1)

0.44(0.13-1.43)

0.173

  

 Q3

1(2.6)

38(97.4)

0.16(0.020-1.24)

0.079

  

 Q4

1(7.7)

12(92.3)

0.49(0.06-4.15)

0.515

  

Per-capita living space

18(9.3)

175(90.7)

1.00(0.10-1.01)

0.448

NA

 
  1. ORc: crude odds ratio
  2. ORa : adjusted odds ratio
  3. aADL means activity of daily living
  4. bNCD means non-communicable chronic diseases
  5. cQuartile 1 (Q1) is the poorest and Quartile 4 (Q4) is the richest