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Table 10 Determinants of rural elders’ self-rated health

From: Self-rated health among elders in different outmigration areas—a case study of rural Anhui, China

Socio-demographics

M1

M2

M3

County

 County A

 County B

−0.658

−0.206

−0.408

(−0.60)

(− 0.18)

(− 0.38)

 County C

−9.290***

−9.032***

−8.921***

(−8.81)

(−8.47)

(−8.64)

Gender

 Men

 Women

−2.693**

−2.695**

−2.117*

(−3.02)

(−3.02)

(−2.47)

Age

 60–64

 65–69 years old

−1.714

−1.426

−1.057

(−1.51)

(−1.25)

(−0.97)

 70–74 years old

−5.932***

−5.285***

−4.242***

(−4.72)

(−4.13)

(−3.45)

 75–79 years old

−5.161***

−4.315**

−3.773**

(−3.50)

(−2.87)

(−2.61)

 80+ years old

−8.108***

−7.241***

−7.277***

(−4.07)

(−3.58)

(−3.76)

Medical insurance

 Have no medical insurance

 Have Medical insurance

 

8.403*

10.09**

 

(2.19)

(2.74)

Old age pension

 Have no old age pension

 Have old age pension

 

−2.946

−2.919

 

(−1.48)

(−1.53)

Elders’ household structure

 Living alone

 Living with spouse

 

1.174

0.864

(0.77)

(0.59)

 Living with grandchildren

 

4.356*

3.307

(2.21)

(1.75)

 Living with children

 

0.812

−0.824

(0.36)

(−0.38)

 Three generations living together

 

2.434

1.144

(1.33)

(0.65)

Chronic illness

 Have no chronic diseases

 Have chronic diseases

 

−10.60***

(11.54)

Constant

72.90***

70.69***

67.22***

(70.25)

(38.63)

(37.75)

N

1525

1525

1525

R2

0.0859

0.0933

0.1668

  1. t statistics in parentheses
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001