Attitudes towards Advance Care Planning and Healthcare Autonomy among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Beijing, China

Table 3

Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics of respondents answering “yes” and “no” to question 1 ().

Variables	All ()	Yes ()	No ()	( value)
Gender
Male	386	347	39	0.912 (0.34)
Female	434	381	53
Age
<70 years	245	215	30	0.369 (0.544)
≥70 years	575	513	62
Education
High school graduate or less	581	507	74	4.606 (0.032)
Some college or more	239	221	18
Living condition
Lives alone	92	84	8	0.288 (0.591)
Lives with someone	728	644	84
Marital status
Married	655	585	70	1.308 (0.253)
Unmarried/widowed/divorced	165	143	22
Religiosity
No	797	706	91	1.094 (0.499)
Yes	23	22	1
Monthly income (RMB)
<1300	29	23	6	4.031 (0.231)
1300–5000	703	630	73
>5000	70	60	10
Unknown	18	15	3
Have children
No	23	23	0	(2.990) 0.097
Yes	797	705	92
Support from children
Yes	578	516	62
No	198	185	13
Refuse to answer	44	27	17
Number of close friends to provide life support and help
0	208	179	29	3.045 (0.385)
1–5	413	371	42
≥6	160	141	19
Unknown	39	37	2