Table 1 Baseline descriptive statistics (n = 2891).

From: Bidirectional relationship between digital inclusion and healthy ageing among Chinese older adults: a four-wave cross-lagged study

Characteristics

n (%)/Mean (SD)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

1372 (47.5)

 Female

1519 (52.5)

Age, n (%)

 Under 60

1582 (54.7)

 Greater than or equal to 60

1309 (45.3)

Education level, n (%)

 Primary school or below

1964 (67.9)

 Junior high

612 (21.2)

 Senior high or vocational

279 (9.7)

 College or above

36 (1.2)

Residence, n (%)

 Urban

522 (18.1)

 Rural

2369 (81.9)

Marital status, n (%)

 Married

2374 (82.1)

 Unmarried

517 (17.9)

Household registration, n (%)

 Agricultural

2343 (81.0)

 Non-agricultural

527 (18.3)

 Unified resident registration

21 (0.7)

Personal income, n (%)

 Income present

383 (13.2)

 No income

2508 (86.8)

Smoke, n (%)

 Smoke

1120 (38.7)

 Never smoked

1771 (61.3)

Drink, n (%)

 Drink

947 (32.8)

 Never drunk

1944 (67.2)

Self-rated health, n (%)

 Excellent

18 (0.6)

 Very good

243 (8.4)

 Good

448 (15.5)

 Fair

1400 (48.5)

 Poor

782 (27.0)

Depression, n (%)

 Rarely or none

1255 (43.4)

 Some or a little of the time

684 (23.7)

 Occasionally or a moderate amount of the time

563 (19.4)

 Most or all of the time

389 (13.5)

Number of chronic diseases, n (%)

 None

895 (31.0)

 1 type

863 (29.8)

 ≥ 2 types

1133 (39.2)

Digital inclusion, Mean (SD)

 Wave 1

0.05 (0.408)

 Wave 2

0.09 (0.568)

 Wave 3

0.13 (0.680)

 Wave 4

0.30 (1.026)

Healthy ageing, Mean (SD)

 Wave 1

19.12 (3.780)

 Wave 2

18.93 (3.771)

 Wave 3

18.47 (4.172)

 Wave 4

17.21 (4.385)