Research Article

Understanding Disabilities among the Elderly in China: Important Factors, Current Situation, and Future Perspective

Table 2

Results from the multifactor analysis of variance.

Dependent variable: disabled or not
VariableSum of squares of deviation from meanDegree of freedomMean-square valueFStatistical significance

Correction model14.692a700.2103.6250.000
Age2.329350.0671.1490.254
Gender0.64580.0811.3930.195
Educational background0.05350.0110.1830.969
Marital status0.20210.2023.4940.062
Presence of disability-related issues0.02110.0210.3670.545
Suffering from chronic illnesses0.01810.0180.3140.575
Errors70.76212220.058
Aggregate92.0001293
Revised total85.4541292