Variable | Rural | Urban | Total | |||
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n | % | n | % | nb | %b | |
Social participation | ||||||
Respondent who reported taking the following activities last month | ||||||
Any of the 8 following activities | 5477 | 49.1 | 4520 | 55.5 | 9997 | 51.8 |
(1) Interacted with friends | 4196 | 37.6 | 2923 | 35.9 | 7119 | 36.9 |
(2) Played Ma-jiang, chess and cards or went to community club | 1951 | 17.5 | 1902 | 23.6 | 3853 | 20.0 |
(3) Provided help to family, friends, or neighbors who did not live with you and who did not pay you for help | 1087 | 9.7 | 837 | 10.3 | 1924 | 10.0 |
(4) A sport, social, or other kind of club | 220 | 2.0 | 1246 | 15.3 | 1466 | 7.6 |
(5) A community-related organization | 112 | 1.0 | 280 | 3.4 | 392 | 2.0 |
(6) Done voluntary or charity work | 58 | 0.5 | 133 | 1.6 | 191 | 1.0 |
(7) Cared for a sick or disabled adult who did not live with you and who did not pay you for help | 133 | 1.2 | 150 | 1.8 | 283 | 1.5 |
(8) An educational or training course | 31 | 0.3 | 90 | 1.1 | 121 | 0.6 |
Perceived helpfulness | ||||||
Yes | 7834 | 70.3 | 5499 | 67.5 | 13,333 | 69.1 |
No | 3314 | 29.7 | 2643 | 32.5 | 5958 | 30.9 |