Characteristics | Left-behind wives (nā=ā1893) | Non-left-behind wives (nā=ā969) |
---|---|---|
Age | 36.48āĀ±ā7.64 | 36.00āĀ±ā8.81 |
The length of education | 8.57āĀ±ā2.65 | 8.76āĀ±ā2.67 |
Number of children | 1.44āĀ±ā0.64 | 1.47āĀ±ā0.71 |
Monthly income (%) | Ā | Ā |
Low (<1500RMB) | 17.0 | 15.0 |
Middle (1500ā~ā4000RMB) | 64.2 | 63.4 |
High (>4000RMB) | 18.8 | 21.6 |
Sense of security of marriage (%) | Ā | |
Very secure | 13.3 | 16.8 |
Secure | 56.2 | 55.4 |
General | 24.2 | 22.3 |
Unsecure | 5.3 | 4.4 |
Very unsecure | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Employment (%) | Ā | Ā |
Working | 43.3 | 46.1 |
Not working | 56.7 | 53.9 |
Physical health status (%) | Ā | |
Disease-free | 74.3 | 76.1 |
Minor disease | 24.7 | 23.0 |
Major diseases | 1.0 | 0.9 |