Table with column headings in rows 4 through 8 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 2-6. Trend in Self-Assessed Health Status Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Trend, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China: 2000",,,,,,,,,,,, (Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,,,,, ,Both sexes,,,,Male,,,,Female,,, Characteristic,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable ,Total1,,,,Total1,,,,Total1,,, TOTAL POPULATION,"118,903","7,877","47,433","63,593","57,893","3,393","25,455","29,045","61,010","4,484","21,978","34,548" ,,,,,,,,,,,, . Age,,,,,,,,,,,, ..60 to 69,"69,805","5,184","31,411","33,210","35,754","2,458","17,214","16,082","34,051","2,726","14,197","17,128" .. 70 to 79 ,"38,128","2,243","12,642","23,243","17,980",858,"6,691","10,431","20,148","1,385","5,952","12,812" ..80 and over,"10,970",451,"3,380","7,140","4,159",77,"1,550","2,532","6,811",373,"1,830","4,607" ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Currently married2,"78,539","5,541","33,684","39,314","46,502","2,957","21,004","22,541","32,038","2,584","12,680","16,774" ..Not married3,"40,363","2,336","13,749","24,278","11,391",436,"4,451","6,504","28,972","1,900","9,298","17,774" ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Illiterate,"61,962","3,484","21,082","37,395","18,619",618,"7,221","10,780","43,342","2,865","13,862","26,615" ..Primary school5,"40,831","2,741","18,038","20,051","27,304","1,494","11,858","13,952","13,527","1,247","6,181","6,099" ..Junior high school or above,"16,110","1,652","8,313","6,146","11,970","1,280","6,377","4,313","4,141",371,"1,936","1,834" ,,,,,,,,,,,, " .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,, ..Low ,"35,620","1,906","12,252","21,462","14,018",664,"5,268","8,086","21,602","1,242","6,983","13,376" ..Medium,"48,541","2,839","19,275","26,427","22,839","1,123","9,659","12,058","25,702","1,716","9,616","14,370" ..High,"34,742","3,132","15,907","15,703","21,036","1,606","10,528","8,902","13,706","1,526","5,379","6,802" ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Living alone,"9,301",613,"2,637","6,051","3,283",106,"1,033","2,145","6,018",507,"1,605","3,906" ..Living with spouse only,"36,673","2,030","14,914","19,729","21,455","1,099","9,576","10,780","15,218",931,"5,338","8,949" ..Living with children and/or others8,"72,929","5,234","29,882","37,813","33,155","2,188","14,847","16,120","39,774","3,046","15,036","21,693" ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, Table with column headings in rows 39 through 43 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 2-6. Trend in Self-Assessed Health Status Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Trend, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China: 2000",,,,,,,,,,,, (In percent),,,,,,,,,,,, ,Both sexes,,,,Male,,,,Female,,, Characteristic,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable ,Total1,,,,Total1,,,,Total1,,, TOTAL POPULATION,100.0,6.6 ,39.9 ,53.5 ,100.0,5.9 ,44.0 ,50.2 ,100.0,7.3 ,36.0 ,56.6 ,,,,,,,,,,,, . Age,,,,,,,,,,,, ..60 to 69,100.0,7.4 ,45.0 ,47.6 ,100.0,6.9 ,48.1 ,45.0 ,100.0,8.0 ,41.7 ,50.3 .. 70 to 79 ,100.0,5.9 ,33.2 ,61.0 ,100.0,4.8 ,37.2 ,58.0 ,100.0,6.9 ,29.5 ,63.6 ..80 and over,100.0,4.1 ,30.8 ,65.1 ,100.0,1.9 ,37.3 ,60.9 ,100.0,5.5 ,26.9 ,67.6 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Currently married2,100.0,7.1 ,42.9 ,50.1 ,100.0,6.4 ,45.2 ,48.5 ,100.0,8.1 ,39.6 ,52.4 ..Not married3,100.0,5.8 ,34.1 ,60.1 ,100.0,3.8 ,39.1 ,57.1 ,100.0,6.6 ,32.1 ,61.3 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Illiterate,100.0,5.6 ,34.0 ,60.4 ,100.0,3.3 ,38.8 ,57.9 ,100.0,6.6 ,32.0 ,61.4 ..Primary school5,100.0,6.7 ,44.2 ,49.1 ,100.0,5.5 ,43.4 ,51.1 ,100.0,9.2 ,45.7 ,45.1 ..Junior high school or above,100.0,10.3 ,51.6 ,38.1 ,100.0,10.7 ,53.3 ,36.0 ,100.0,9.0 ,46.8 ,44.3 ,,,,,,,,,,,, " .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,, ..Low ,100.0,5.4 ,34.4 ,60.3 ,100.0,4.7 ,37.6 ,57.7 ,100.0,5.8 ,32.3 ,61.9 ..Medium,100.0,5.8 ,39.7 ,54.4 ,100.0,4.9 ,42.3 ,52.8 ,100.0,6.7 ,37.4 ,55.9 ..High,100.0,9.0 ,45.8 ,45.2 ,100.0,7.6 ,50.0 ,42.3 ,100.0,11.1 ,39.2 ,49.6 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Living alone,100.0,6.6 ,28.4 ,65.1 ,100.0,3.2 ,31.4 ,65.3 ,100.0,8.4 ,26.7 ,64.9 ..Living with spouse only,100.0,5.5 ,40.7 ,53.8 ,100.0,5.1 ,44.6 ,50.2 ,100.0,6.1 ,35.1 ,58.8 ..Living with children and/or others8,100.0,7.2 ,41.0 ,51.8 ,100.0,6.6 ,44.8 ,48.6 ,100.0,7.7 ,37.8 ,54.5 ,,,,,,,,,,,, Table with column headings in rows 75 through 79 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 2-6. Trend in Self-Assessed Health Status Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Trend, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China: 2000",,,,,,,,,,,, (Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,,,,, ,Both sexes,,,,Male,,,,Female,,, Characteristic,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable ,Total1,,,,Total1,,,,Total1,,, URBAN POPULATION,"27,628","2,322","12,921","12,386","13,424","1,212","6,866","5,345","14,205","1,110","6,054","7,040" ,,,,,,,,,,,, . Age,,,,,,,,,,,, ..60 to 69,"16,983","1,637","8,792","6,554","8,449",917,"4,729","2,802","8,534",720,"4,062","3,752" .. 70 to 79 ,"8,346",581,"3,290","4,474","4,069",276,"1,767","2,026","4,277",306,"1,523","2,448" ..80 and over,"2,300",104,839,"1,357",906,19,370,518,"1,394",85,469,840 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Currently married2,"20,661","1,784","10,258","8,619","12,251","1,154","6,295","4,802","8,410",630,"3,963","3,817" ..Not married3,"6,967",538,"2,663","3,766","1,173",58,571,544,"5,795",481,"2,091","3,223" ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Illiterate,"7,207",538,"2,762","3,908","1,127",78,499,550,"6,080",460,"2,263","3,357" ..Primary school5,"9,352",567,"4,454","4,330","4,566",261,"2,269","2,036","4,785",305,"2,185","2,295" ..Junior high school or above,"11,069","1,217","5,704","4,148","7,730",872,"4,099","2,759","3,339",345,"1,606","1,388" ,,,,,,,,,,,, " .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,, ..Low ,"8,187",457,"3,518","4,212","1,492",94,688,710,"6,695",363,"2,830","3,503" ..Medium,"10,890",947,"5,014","4,929","5,603",492,"2,820","2,291","5,287",455,"2,193","2,639" ..High,"8,551",918,"4,389","3,244","6,329",626,"3,358","2,345","2,223",293,"1,031",899 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Living alone,"1,918",186,663,"1,069",437,22,199,216,"1,482",164,464,853 ..Living with spouse only,"9,586",721,"4,650","4,215","5,766",427,"2,971","2,369","3,820",294,"1,679","1,847" ..Living with children and/or others8,"16,124","1,415","7,608","7,101","7,221",762,"3,697","2,761","8,903",652,"3,911","4,340" ,,,,,,,,,,,, Table with column headings in rows 111 through 115 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 2-6. Trend in Self-Assessed Health Status Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Trend, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China: 2000",,,,,,,,,,,, (In percent),,,,,,,,,,,, ,Both sexes,,,,Male,,,,Female,,, Characteristic,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable ,Total1,,,,Total1,,,,Total1,,, URBAN POPULATION,100.0,8.4 ,46.8 ,44.8 ,100.0,9.0 ,51.2 ,39.8 ,100.0,7.8 ,42.6 ,49.6 ,,,,,,,,,,,, . Age,,,,,,,,,,,, ..60 to 69,100.0,9.6 ,51.8 ,38.6 ,100.0,10.9 ,56.0 ,33.2 ,100.0,8.4 ,47.6 ,44.0 .. 70 to 79 ,100.0,7.0 ,39.4 ,53.6 ,100.0,6.8 ,43.4 ,49.8 ,100.0,7.1 ,35.6 ,57.2 ..80 and over,100.0,4.5 ,36.5 ,59.0 ,100.0,2.1 ,40.8 ,57.1 ,100.0,6.1 ,33.6 ,60.3 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Currently married2,100.0,8.6 ,49.6 ,41.7 ,100.0,9.4 ,51.4 ,39.2 ,100.0,7.5 ,47.1 ,45.4 ..Not married3,100.0,7.7 ,38.2 ,54.1 ,100.0,4.9 ,48.7 ,46.4 ,100.0,8.3 ,36.1 ,55.6 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Illiterate,100.0,7.5 ,38.3 ,54.2 ,100.0,6.9 ,44.3 ,48.8 ,100.0,7.6 ,37.2 ,55.2 ..Primary school5,100.0,6.1 ,47.6 ,46.3 ,100.0,5.7 ,49.7 ,44.6 ,100.0,6.4 ,45.7 ,48.0 ..Junior high school or above,100.0,11.0 ,51.5 ,37.5 ,100.0,11.3 ,53.0 ,35.7 ,100.0,10.3 ,48.1 ,41.6 ,,,,,,,,,,,, " .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,, ..Low ,100.0,5.6 ,43.0 ,51.5 ,100.0,6.3 ,46.1 ,47.6 ,100.0,5.4 ,42.3 ,52.3 ..Medium,100.0,8.7 ,46.0 ,45.3 ,100.0,8.8 ,50.3 ,40.9 ,100.0,8.6 ,41.5 ,49.9 ..High,100.0,10.7 ,51.3 ,37.9 ,100.0,9.9 ,53.1 ,37.1 ,100.0,13.2 ,46.4 ,40.4 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Living alone,100.0,9.7 ,34.6 ,55.7 ,100.0,5.1 ,45.5 ,49.4 ,100.0,11.1 ,31.3 ,57.6 ..Living with spouse only,100.0,7.5 ,48.5 ,44.0 ,100.0,7.4 ,51.5 ,41.1 ,100.0,7.7 ,44.0 ,48.3 ..Living with children and/or others8,100.0,8.8 ,47.2 ,44.0 ,100.0,10.6 ,51.2 ,38.2 ,100.0,7.3 ,43.9 ,48.8 ,,,,,,,,,,,, Table with column headings in rows 147 through 151 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 2-6. Trend in Self-Assessed Health Status Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Trend, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China: 2000",,,,,,,,,,,, (Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,,,,, ,Both sexes,,,,Male,,,,Female,,, Characteristic,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable ,Total1,,,,Total1,,,,Total1,,, RURAL POPULATION,"91,274","5,555","34,513","51,207","44,469","2,181","18,588","23,700","46,805","3,374","15,924","27,507" ,,,,,,,,,,,, . Age,,,,,,,,,,,, ..60 to 69,"52,822","3,547","22,619","26,656","27,305","1,541","12,485","13,280","25,517","2,006","10,134","13,376" .. 70 to 79 ,"29,782","1,661","9,352","18,769","13,911",582,"4,924","8,405","15,871","1,079","4,429","10,363" ..80 and over,"8,670",347,"2,541","5,782","3,253",58,"1,180","2,015","5,417",288,"1,361","3,768" ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Currently married2,"57,878","3,757","23,426","30,695","34,250","1,803","14,709","17,739","23,628","1,954","8,717","12,956" ..Not married3,"33,396","1,798","11,086","20,512","10,219",379,"3,879","5,961","23,177","1,419","7,207","14,551" ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Illiterate,"54,754","2,946","18,321","33,488","17,492",540,"6,722","10,230","37,262","2,405","11,599","23,258" ..Primary school5,"31,479","2,175","13,584","15,721","22,737","1,232","9,589","11,916","8,742",942,"3,995","3,805" ..Junior high school or above,"5,041",434,"2,608","1,999","4,240",408,"2,278","1,553",801,26,330,445 ,,,,,,,,,,,, " .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,, ..Low ,"31,816","1,675","10,635","19,505","13,501",634,"5,046","7,822","18,315","1,042","5,590","11,684" ..Medium,"39,171","2,148","15,314","21,710","18,850",951,"7,945","9,953","20,322","1,197","7,369","11,756" ..High,"20,287","1,732","8,563","9,992","12,118",596,"5,598","5,924","8,168","1,135","2,966","4,068" ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Living alone,"7,383",427,"1,975","4,982","2,847",83,834,"1,929","4,536",343,"1,141","3,052" ..Living with spouse only,"27,087","1,309","10,264","15,514","15,689",673,"6,605","8,411","11,398",637,"3,659","7,103" ..Living with children and/or others8,"56,805","3,819","22,274","30,711","25,934","1,425","11,149","13,359","30,871","2,394","11,125","17,352" ,,,,,,,,,,,, Table with column headings in rows 183 through 187 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 2-6. Trend in Self-Assessed Health Status Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Trend, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China: 2000",,,,,,,,,,,, (In percent),,,,,,,,,,,, ,Both sexes,,,,Male,,,,Female,,, Characteristic,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable,,Better,Status quo,Worse/ unstable ,Total1,,,,Total1,,,,Total1,,, RURAL POPULATION,100.0,6.1 ,37.8 ,56.1 ,100.0,4.9 ,41.8 ,53.3 ,100.0,7.2 ,34.0 ,58.8 ,,,,,,,,,,,, . Age,,,,,,,,,,,, ..60 to 69,100.0,6.7 ,42.8 ,50.5 ,100.0,5.6 ,45.7 ,48.6 ,100.0,7.9 ,39.7 ,52.4 .. 70 to 79 ,100.0,5.6 ,31.4 ,63.0 ,100.0,4.2 ,35.4 ,60.4 ,100.0,6.8 ,27.9 ,65.3 ..80 and over,100.0,4.0 ,29.3 ,66.7 ,100.0,1.8 ,36.3 ,61.9 ,100.0,5.3 ,25.1 ,69.6 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Currently married2,100.0,6.5 ,40.5 ,53.0 ,100.0,5.3 ,42.9 ,51.8 ,100.0,8.3 ,36.9 ,54.8 ..Not married3,100.0,5.4 ,33.2 ,61.4 ,100.0,3.7 ,38.0 ,58.3 ,100.0,6.1 ,31.1 ,62.8 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Illiterate,100.0,5.4 ,33.5 ,61.2 ,100.0,3.1 ,38.4 ,58.5 ,100.0,6.5 ,31.1 ,62.4 ..Primary school5,100.0,6.9 ,43.2 ,49.9 ,100.0,5.4 ,42.2 ,52.4 ,100.0,10.8 ,45.7 ,43.5 ..Junior high school or above,100.0,8.6 ,51.7 ,39.6 ,100.0,9.6 ,53.7 ,36.6 ,100.0,3.3 ,41.2 ,55.6 ,,,,,,,,,,,, " .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,, ..Low ,100.0,5.3 ,33.4 ,61.3 ,100.0,4.7 ,37.4 ,57.9 ,100.0,5.7 ,30.5 ,63.8 ..Medium,100.0,5.5 ,39.1 ,55.4 ,100.0,5.0 ,42.1 ,52.8 ,100.0,5.9 ,36.3 ,57.9 ..High,100.0,8.5 ,42.2 ,49.3 ,100.0,4.9 ,46.2 ,48.9 ,100.0,13.9 ,36.3 ,49.8 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Living alone,100.0,5.8 ,26.7 ,67.5 ,100.0,2.9 ,29.3 ,67.8 ,100.0,7.6 ,25.1 ,67.3 ..Living with spouse only,100.0,4.8 ,37.9 ,57.3 ,100.0,4.3 ,42.1 ,53.6 ,100.0,5.6 ,32.1 ,62.3 ..Living with children and/or others8,100.0,6.7 ,39.2 ,54.1 ,100.0,5.5 ,43.0 ,51.5 ,100.0,7.8 ,36.0 ,56.2 ,,,,,,,,,,,, Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,, "Note: The SSAPUR question on trend in self-assessed health status was ""Compared with last year, has your health status changed?"" and respondents were allowed to select from four options: ",,,,,,,,,,,, "better, no change, worse, and unstable.",,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, 1 Population refers to the number of people who reported a valid answer to the question on trend of self-assessed health status.,,,,,,,,,,,, "2 ""Currently married"" refers to people who were currently married and living with their spouse.",,,,,,,,,,,, "3 ""Other"" includes people who were widowed, divorced, separated, or never married.",,,,,,,,,,,, "4 ""Illiterate"" refers to people aged 15 and older who are unable to read. Primary school in China is equivalent to elementary school in the United States, and junior high school is equivalent to ",,,,,,,,,,,, middle school or junior high school.,,,,,,,,,,,, "5 ""Primary school"" includes ""primary school"" and ""old-style private school.""",,,,,,,,,,,, "6 ""Money Income"" is monthly income in Chinese yuan. In 2000, the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Chinese yuan was $1 = 8.28 yuan.",,,,,,,,,,,, "7 In this table, for total China, ""Low"" monthly money income is less than 50 yuan, ""Medium"" is 50 to 199 yuan, and ""High"" is 200 yuan or above. For urban China, ""Low"" is less than 300 yuan, ",,,,,,,,,,,, " ""Medium"" is 300 to 749 yuan, and ""High"" is 750 yuan or above. For rural China, ""Low"" is less than 50 yuan, ""Medium"" is 50 to 149 yuan, and ""High"" is 150 yuan or above.",,,,,,,,,,,, "8 ""Living with children and/or others"" may include spouse, children, grandchildren, parents, or any other family or non-family members.",,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, "Source: Sample Survey on the Aged Population in Urban/Rural China, 2000.", "Internet Release date: September 18, 2007", ,