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Table 1 Demographic Statistics for “Shidu” Group and Normal Group

From: An investigation of physical and mental health consequences among Chinese parents who lost their only child

 

Control Group

N = 97

Shidu” Group

N = 95

χ2

p-value

n

%

n

%

Gender

 Female

65

67.01

65

68.42

0.04

0.83

 Male

32

32.99

30

31.58

  

Age

 50–64

47

48.45

66

69.47

8.76

< .001 ***

 65–80

50

51.55

29

30.53

  

Marital status

 Married

85

87.63

84

88.42

0.41

0.82

 Divorced

2

2.06

3

3.16

  

 Widowed

10

10.31

8

8.42

  

Educational Level

 Lower than high school

42

43.30

50

52.63

3.26

0.20

  High school

45

46.39

32

33.68

  

  Over than high school

10

10.31

13

13.68

  

Religion Belief

 None

80

82.47

76

80.00

1.10

0.58

 Buddhism

11

11.34

15

15.79

  

 Other

6

6.19

4

4.21

  

Family income

 Below 3000

52

53.61

35

36.84

5.44

0.02*

 3000 and over

45

46.39

60

63.16

  
  1. Note.*p-value< .05; *** p-value < .001