The Influence of Interpersonal Trust on Rural Residents’ Willingness to Participate in Mutual Aid for the Aged: An Empirical Analysis Based on the Survey Data of Hubei and Henan Provinces
Table 1
Variable description table.
The variable name
Variable assignment
The dependent variable
Willingness
Are you willing to provide mutual care for others?
1 = yes 2 = no
The independent variables
Special trust
1. Trust in children
1 = The vast majority are not credible
2. Trust in your neighbor
2 = Most cannot be trusted
3. Trust in relatives
3 = The trustworthy and the untrustworthy are half and half
General trust
1. Trust in village cadres
4 = Most trusted
2. Trust in other friends
5 = Overwhelmingly credible
Control variables
Gender
1 = male 0 = female
Age
1 = under 50 2 = 50–59 3 = 60–69 4 = 70–79 5 = 80–89 6 = More than 90
Degree of education
1 = unlettered 2 = primary school 3 = Junior high school 4 = senior high school 5 = secondary technical school 6 = above
Marital status
1 = unmarried 2 = have a spouse 3 = death of a spouse 4 = divorced
Health condition
1 = very health 2 = a healthier 3 = general 4 = less healthy 5 = It's not healthy
Personal annual income
1 = under 5000 CNY 2 = 5000≤ x < 10000 CNY 3 = 10000 ≤ x < 20000 CNY 4 = 20000 ≤ x < 30000 CNY 5 = 30000 ≤ x < 40000 CNY 6 = More than 40000 CNY
Living pattern
1 = live alone 2 = with spouse 3 = with children 4 = with spouse and children 5 = with relatives
Intergenerational relationship
Frequency of visits by adult children: 1 = every day 2 = half a month 3 = a month 4 = a few months 5 = half a year 6 = one year and above
