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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the disabled elderly

From: The multi-subject cooperation mechanism of home care for the disabled elderly in Beijing: a qualitative research

Items

Number of interviewees (%)

Urban–rural distribution

 Rural area

55 (46.6)

 Urban area

63 (53.4)

Gender

 Male

59 (50.0)

 Female

59 (50.0)

Age

 60 ~ 

18 (15.3)

 70 ~ 

26 (22.0)

 80 ~ 

44 (37.3)

 90 ~ 

30 (25.4)

Education

 Elementary school or below

49 (41.5)

 Secondary school

44 (37.3)

 Junior college

18 (15.3)

 University or above

7 (5.9)

Disability level

 Mild disability

12 (10.2)

 Moderate disability

20 (16.9)

 Severe disability

86 (72.9)

Duration of disability(year)

 < 1

24 (20.3)

 1 ~ 

79 (66.9)

 10 ~ 

15 (12.7)

Morbidity of chronic diseases

 Not have

13 (11.0)

 Have

105 (89.0)

Basic medical insurance

 Medical insurance for urban and rural residents

76 (64.4)

 Urban employee medical insurance

36 (30.5)

 Low-budget medical assistance

1 (0.8)

 Public medical

5 (4.2)

Total

118 (100)