Elderly care needs and factors influencing negative emotions among first-generation only child parents in a Chinese city

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of people

Variable	People (n = 1580)	Percentage (%)
Sex
Male	781	49.43
Female	799	50.57
Age (year)
60-69	764	48.35
70-79	566	35.82
80-89	220	13.92
≥ 90	30	1.90
Education
Illiteracy	541	34.24
Primary	601	38.04
Secondary	296	18.73
Technical secondary school/high school	106	6.71
College and above	36	2.28
Distribution of pension needs
Home care	1120	70.89
Community care	324	20.51
Institutional care	136	8.61
Negative emotions
Yes	460	29.11
No	1120	70.89