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Lonely No More: Investigating the Connection between Family Health, Social Support, and Well-being in Chinese “Empty Nest Youth”

Current Research in Public Health | Vol 3, Issue 2

Table 1. Descriptive statistics of the participants (N = 908).

VariablesM ± SD or n (%)
Age27.90 ± 3.93
Gender 
 Male613(67.5)
 Female295(32.5)
Occupational Status 
 Employed626(68.9)
 Student155(17.1)
 Self-employed75(8.3)
 Unemployed52(6.7)
Place of residence 
 Rural2,551(46.6)
 Urban2,922(53.4)
Highest education level 
 Junior high school and below45(4.8)
 Junior college34(3.7)
 High School94(10.4)
 College125(13.8)
 Undergraduate470(51.8)
 Master and above140(15.4)
Place of residence 
 Rural areas182(20.0)
 Urban areas726(80.0)
Monthly per capita household income (yuan) 
 ≤100032(3.5)
 1001–200044(4.8)
 2001–3000112(12.3)
 3001–4000123(13.5)
 4001–5000130(14.3)
 5001–6000116(12.8)
 6001–9000146(16.1)
 9001–12,00086(9.5)
 12,001–15,00040(4.4)
 ≥15,000 79(8.7)