Table 1 Demographic and socioeconomic variables of sample (N = 21,482).

From: The degree of educational participation in later life and subjective well-being in China: Based on attitudes to self-aging perspective

Variables

n

%

Age

50~54 years

3195

14.9

55~59 years

6366

29.6

60~64 years

5371

25.0

65~69 years

4408

20.5

70~74 years

1607

7.5

75~79 years

434

2.0

80 and older

101

0.5

Gender

Male

4050

18.9

Female

17,432

81.1

Educational level

Elementary or lower

135

0.6

Junior high school

1997

9.3

Senior high school

7021

32.7

Junior college

7239

33.7

Bachelor degree or above

5090

23.7

Marital status

Without a spouse

2816

13.1

With a spouse

18,666

86.9

Monthly income (RMB)

Lower than 500

851

4.0

500~999

474

2.2

1000~1499

418

1.9

1500~1999

856

4.0

2000~2499

1675

7.8

2500~2999

2959

13.8

3000~3999

3758

17.5

4000~4999

3157

14.7

5000~5999

2459

11.4

6000~6999

1652

7.7

7000~7999

1277

5.9

More than 8000

1946

9.1

 

Rarely or no

857

4.0

 

Less

2833

13.2

Social participation

Generally

10,586

49.3

 

More

6,279

29.2

 

Frequently

927

4.3

 

Very poor

78

0.4

 

Poor

465

2.2

Physical Health

Fair

7058

32.9

 

Good

9809

45.7

 

Excellent

4027

19.0

Length of admission

Less than one year

4988

23.2

 

1~2 years

5418

25.2

 

2~4 years

5101

23.7

 

More than 4 years

5975

27.8