Table with column headings in rows 4 through 9 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 2-10. Alcohol Consumption Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Consumption Status, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China: 2000",,,,,,,,,,,, (Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,,,,, ,Both sexes,,,,Male,,,,Female,,, ,,Not currently,,,,Not currently,,,,Not currently,, ,,drinking alcohol,,,,drinking alcohol,,,,drinking alcohol,, Characteristic,,Never,Used to,Currently,,Never,Used to,Currently,,Never,Used to,Currently ,Total1,drank,drink,drinking,Total1,drank,drink,drinking,Total1,drank,drink,drinking ,,,,,,,,,,,, TOTAL POPULATION,"118,639","69,491","17,449","31,698","57,832","19,327","13,361","25,144","60,807","50,165","4,088","6,554" ,,,,,,,,,,,, . Age,,,,,,,,,,,, ..60 to 69,"69,725","39,813","9,682","20,230","35,721","11,318","7,878","16,525","34,004","28,496","1,803","3,705" .. 70 to 79 ,"37,983","22,746","5,865","9,372","17,952","6,463","4,423","7,065","20,031","16,282","1,442","2,307" ..80 and over,"10,931","6,932","1,902","2,096","4,159","1,545","1,060","1,554","6,772","5,387",842,543 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Currently married2,"78,401","42,035","12,258","24,107","46,442","15,173","10,628","20,640","31,959","26,862","1,630","3,467" ..Not married3,"40,238","27,456","5,191","7,591","11,390","4,153","2,733","4,504","28,848","23,303","2,458","3,087" ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Illiterate,"61,788","41,257","8,004","12,528","18,611","5,860","4,983","7,768","43,178","35,397","3,021","4,760" ..Primary school5,"40,768","20,215","6,964","13,588","27,267","9,043","6,064","12,161","13,501","11,173",900,"1,428" ..Junior high school or above,"16,082","8,020","2,481","5,582","11,954","4,424","2,314","5,215","4,128","3,595",167,367 ,,,,,,,,,,,, " .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,, ..Low ,"35,554","22,724","4,292","8,537","14,023","5,165","3,041","5,817","21,530","17,559","1,251","2,720" ..Medium,"48,427","27,602","7,847","12,978","22,829","6,436","5,969","10,423","25,599","21,166","1,878","2,555" ..High,"34,658","19,165","5,310","10,183","20,980","7,726","4,351","8,904","13,678","11,440",959,"1,279" ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Living alone,"9,269","5,995","1,374","1,901","3,303","1,170",731,"1,402","5,966","4,824",643,499 ..Living with spouse only,"36,634","19,498","5,310","11,827","21,448","6,761","4,485","10,202","15,186","12,737",825,"1,624" ..Living with children and/or others8,"72,736","43,999","10,766","17,971","33,081","11,396","8,146","13,539","39,655","32,603","2,620","4,431" ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, Table with column headings in rows 41 through 46 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 2-10. Alcohol Consumption Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Consumption Status, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China: 2000",,,,,,,,,,,, (In percent),,,,,,,,,,,, ,Both sexes,,,,Male,,,,Female,,, ,,Not currently,,,,Not currently,,,,Not currently,, ,,drinking alcohol,,,,drinking alcohol,,,,drinking alcohol,, Characteristic,,Never,Used to,Currently,,Never,Used to,Currently,,Never,Used to,Currently ,Total1,drank,drink,drinking,Total1,drank,drink,drinking,Total1,drank,drink,drinking TOTAL POPULATION,100.0 ,58.6 ,14.7 ,26.7 ,100.0 ,33.4 ,23.1 ,43.5 ,100.0 ,82.5 ,6.7 ,10.8 ,,,,,,,,,,,, . Age,,,,,,,,,,,, ..60 to 69,100.0,57.1 ,13.9 ,29.0 ,100.0,31.7 ,22.1 ,46.3 ,100.0,83.8 ,5.3 ,10.9 .. 70 to 79 ,100.0,59.9 ,15.4 ,24.7 ,100.0,36.0 ,24.6 ,39.4 ,100.0,81.3 ,7.2 ,11.5 ..80 and over,100.0,63.4 ,17.4 ,19.2 ,100.0,37.2 ,25.5 ,37.4 ,100.0,79.5 ,12.4 ,8.0 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Currently married2,100.0,53.6 ,15.6 ,30.7 ,100.0,32.7 ,22.9 ,44.4 ,100.0,84.1 ,5.1 ,10.8 ..Not married3,100.0,68.2 ,12.9 ,18.9 ,100.0,36.5 ,24.0 ,39.5 ,100.0,80.8 ,8.5 ,10.7 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Illiterate,100.0,66.8 ,13.0 ,20.3 ,100.0,31.5 ,26.8 ,41.7 ,100.0,82.0 ,7.0 ,11.0 ..Primary school5,100.0,49.6 ,17.1 ,33.3 ,100.0,33.2 ,22.2 ,44.6 ,100.0,82.8 ,6.7 ,10.6 ..Junior high school or above,100.0,49.9 ,15.4 ,34.7 ,100.0,37.0 ,19.4 ,43.6 ,100.0,87.1 ,4.0 ,8.9 ,,,,,,,,,,,, " .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,, ..Low ,100.0,63.9 ,12.1 ,24.0 ,100.0,36.8 ,21.7 ,41.5 ,100.0,81.6 ,5.8 ,12.6 ..Medium,100.0,57.0 ,16.2 ,26.8 ,100.0,28.2 ,26.1 ,45.7 ,100.0,82.7 ,7.3 ,10.0 ..High,100.0,55.3 ,15.3 ,29.4 ,100.0,36.8 ,20.7 ,42.4 ,100.0,83.6 ,7.0 ,9.3 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Living alone,100.0,64.7 ,14.8 ,20.5 ,100.0,35.4 ,22.1 ,42.4 ,100.0,80.9 ,10.8 ,8.4 ..Living with spouse only,100.0,53.2 ,14.5 ,32.3 ,100.0,31.5 ,20.9 ,47.6 ,100.0,83.9 ,5.4 ,10.7 ..Living with children and/or others8,100.0,60.5 ,14.8 ,24.7 ,100.0,34.4 ,24.6 ,40.9 ,100.0,82.2 ,6.6 ,11.2 ,,,,,,,,,,,, Table with column headings in rows 76 through 81 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 2-10. Alcohol Consumption Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Consumption Status, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China: 2000",,,,,,,,,,,, (Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,,,,, ,Both sexes,,,,Male,,,,Female,,, ,,Not currently,,,,Not currently,,,,Not currently,, ,,drinking alcohol,,,,drinking alcohol,,,,drinking alcohol,, Characteristic,,Never,Used to,Currently,,Never,Used to,Currently,,Never,Used to,Currently ,Total1,drank,drink,drinking,Total1,drank,drink,drinking,Total1,drank,drink,drinking URBAN POPULATION,"27,535","17,645","3,679","6,211","13,397","5,233","2,964","5,200","14,139","12,412",715,"1,011" ,,,,,,,,,,,, . Age,,,,,,,,,,,, ..60 to 69,"16,923","10,755","2,163","4,005","8,423","3,087","1,899","3,437","8,500","7,668",264,569 .. 70 to 79 ,"8,325","5,250","1,177","1,898","4,067","1,687",843,"1,537","4,258","3,563",334,361 ..80 and over,"2,287","1,640",339,308,906,458,222,227,"1,380","1,182",117,81 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Currently married2,"20,611","12,225","2,954","5,432","12,232","4,716","2,655","4,862","8,379","7,510",299,570 ..Not married3,"6,924","5,420",725,779,"1,164",517,309,338,"5,760","4,902",416,441 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Illiterate,"7,173","5,578",724,871,"1,124",559,255,309,"6,049","5,018",469,562 ..Primary school5,"9,308","6,063","1,387","1,858","4,546","1,737","1,210","1,599","4,762","4,326",177,259 ..Junior high school or above,"11,054","6,004","1,568","3,482","7,726","2,936","1,498","3,292","3,327","3,068",70,190 ,,,,,,,,,,,, " .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,, ..Low ,"8,129","6,334",758,"1,036","1,480",607,337,536,"6,648","5,727",422,500 ..Medium,"10,872","6,912","1,584","2,376","5,599","2,207","1,365","2,027","5,272","4,705",219,349 ..High,"8,535","4,399","1,337","2,799","6,317","2,418","1,262","2,637","2,218","1,981",75,162 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Living alone,"1,901","1,385",296,221,434,192,107,135,"1,467","1,192",189,85 ..Living with spouse only,"9,562","5,540","1,235","2,787","5,764","2,147","1,095","2,522","3,799","3,392",141,265 ..Living with children and/or others8,"16,071","10,721","2,148","3,203","7,199","2,894","1,763","2,543","8,873","7,827",385,660 Table with column headings in rows 111 through 116 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 2-10. Alcohol Consumption Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Consumption Status, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China: 2000",,,,,,,,,,,, (In percent),,,,,,,,,,,, ,Both sexes,,,,Male,,,,Female,,, ,,Not currently,,,,Not currently,,,,Not currently,, ,,drinking alcohol,,,,drinking alcohol,,,,drinking alcohol,, Characteristic,,Never,Used to,Currently,,Never,Used to,Currently,,Never,Used to,Currently ,Total1,drank,drink,drinking,Total1,drank,drink,drinking,Total1,drank,drink,drinking URBAN POPULATION,100.0 ,64.1 ,13.4 ,22.6 ,100.0 ,39.1 ,22.1 ,38.8 ,100.0 ,87.8 ,5.1 ,7.2 ,,,,,,,,,,,, . Age,,,,,,,,,,,, ..60 to 69,100.0,63.6 ,12.8 ,23.7 ,100.0,36.7 ,22.5 ,40.8 ,100.0,90.2 ,3.1 ,6.7 .. 70 to 79 ,100.0,63.1 ,14.1 ,22.8 ,100.0,41.5 ,20.7 ,37.8 ,100.0,83.7 ,7.9 ,8.5 ..80 and over,100.0,71.7 ,14.8 ,13.5 ,100.0,50.6 ,24.5 ,25.0 ,100.0,85.6 ,8.5 ,5.9 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Currently married2,100.0,59.3 ,14.3 ,26.4 ,100.0,38.6 ,21.7 ,39.7 ,100.0,89.6 ,3.6 ,6.8 ..Not married3,100.0,78.3 ,10.5 ,11.3 ,100.0,44.4 ,26.5 ,29.1 ,100.0,85.1 ,7.2 ,7.7 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Illiterate,100.0,77.8 ,10.1 ,12.1 ,100.0,49.8 ,22.7 ,27.5 ,100.0,83.0 ,7.7 ,9.3 ..Primary school5,100.0,65.1 ,14.9 ,20.0 ,100.0,38.2 ,26.6 ,35.2 ,100.0,90.8 ,3.7 ,5.4 ..Junior high school or above,100.0,54.3 ,14.2 ,31.5 ,100.0,38.0 ,19.4 ,42.6 ,100.0,92.2 ,2.1 ,5.7 ,,,,,,,,,,,, " .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,, ..Low ,100.0,77.9,9.3,12.7,100.0,41.0,22.7,36.2,100.0,86.1,6.3,7.5 ..Medium,100.0,63.6,14.6,21.9,100.0,39.4,24.4,36.2,100.0,89.2,4.1,6.6 ..High,100.0,51.5,15.7,32.8,100.0,38.3,20.0,41.7,100.0,89.3,3.4,7.3 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Living alone,100.0,72.8 ,15.6 ,11.6 ,100.0,44.3 ,24.5 ,31.1 ,100.0,81.3 ,12.9 ,5.8 ..Living with spouse only,100.0,57.9 ,12.9 ,29.1 ,100.0,37.3 ,19.0 ,43.8 ,100.0,89.3 ,3.7 ,7.0 ..Living with children and/or others8,100.0,66.7 ,13.4 ,19.9 ,100.0,40.2 ,24.5 ,35.3 ,100.0,88.2 ,4.3 ,7.4 ,,,,,,,,,,,, Table with column headings in rows 146 through 151 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 2-10. Alcohol Consumption Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Consumption Status, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China: 2000",,,,,,,,,,,, (Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,,,,, ,Both sexes,,,,Male,,,,Female,,, ,,Not currently,,,,Not currently,,,,Not currently,, ,,drinking alcohol,,,,drinking alcohol,,,,drinking alcohol,, Characteristic,,Never,Used to,Currently,,Never,Used to,Currently,,Never,Used to,Currently ,Total1,drank,drink,drinking,Total1,drank,drink,drinking,Total1,drank,drink,drinking RURAL POPULATION,"91,104","51,846","13,770","25,487","44,435","14,094","10,398","19,944","46,668","37,753","3,373","5,543" ,,,,,,,,,,,, . Age,,,,,,,,,,,, ..60 to 69,"52,802","29,058","7,519","16,225","27,298","8,230","5,979","13,088","25,504","20,828","1,540","3,136" .. 70 to 79 ,"29,657","17,495","4,688","7,474","13,885","4,776","3,580","5,528","15,773","12,719","1,108","1,945" ..80 and over,"8,644","5,292","1,564","1,788","3,253","1,087",838,"1,327","5,392","4,205",725,461 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Currently married2,"57,790","29,810","9,305","18,676","34,210","10,458","7,973","15,779","23,581","19,352","1,331","2,897" ..Not married3,"33,313","22,036","4,466","6,811","10,226","3,636","2,424","4,165","23,088","18,400","2,041","2,646" ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Illiterate,"54,615","35,679","7,280","11,656","17,487","5,300","4,728","7,459","37,129","30,379","2,552","4,198" ..Primary school5,"31,460","14,152","5,577","11,730","22,721","7,305","4,854","10,562","8,739","6,847",723,"1,169" ..Junior high school or above,"5,029","2,016",913,"2,100","4,228","1,488",816,"1,924",801,527,97,176 ,,,,,,,,,,,, " .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,, ..Low ,"31,785","19,645","4,050","8,090","13,512","4,949","2,911","5,652","18,273","14,696","1,139","2,438" ..Medium,"39,069","22,425","6,245","10,399","18,833","5,359","4,927","8,547","20,236","17,066","1,319","1,852" ..High,"20,250","9,777","3,475","6,998","12,091","3,786","2,560","5,744","8,159","5,991",915,"1,253" ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Living alone,"7,368","4,610","1,078","1,680","2,869",978,625,"1,267","4,499","3,632",454,413 ..Living with spouse only,"27,072","13,958","4,074","9,039","15,684","4,614","3,390","7,680","11,388","9,344",684,"1,359" ..Living with children and/or others8,"56,664","33,279","8,618","14,768","25,882","8,502","6,383","10,997","30,782","24,776","2,235","3,771" ,,,,,,,,,,,, Table with column headings in rows 181 through 186 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 2-10. Alcohol Consumption Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Consumption Status, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China: 2000",,,,,,,,,,,, (In percent),,,,,,,,,,,, ,Both sexes,,,,Male,,,,Female,,, ,,Not currently,,,,Not currently,,,,Not currently,, ,,drinking alcohol,,,,drinking alcohol,,,,drinking alcohol,, Characteristic,,Never,Used to,Currently,,Never,Used to,Currently,,Never,Used to,Currently ,Total1,drank,drink,drinking,Total1,drank,drink,drinking,Total1,drank,drink,drinking RURAL POPULATION,100.0 ,56.9 ,15.1 ,28.0 ,100.0 ,31.7 ,23.4 ,44.9 ,100.0 ,80.9 ,7.2 ,11.9 ,,,,,,,,,,,, . Age,,,,,,,,,,,, ..60 to 69,100.0,55.0 ,14.2 ,30.7 ,100.0,30.2 ,21.9 ,47.9 ,100.0,81.7 ,6.0 ,12.3 .. 70 to 79 ,100.0,59.0 ,15.8 ,25.2 ,100.0,34.4 ,25.8 ,39.8 ,100.0,80.6 ,7.0 ,12.3 ..80 and over,100.0,61.2 ,18.1 ,20.7 ,100.0,33.4 ,25.8 ,40.8 ,100.0,78.0 ,13.4 ,8.6 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Currently married2,100.0,51.6 ,16.1 ,32.3 ,100.0,30.6 ,23.3 ,46.1 ,100.0,82.1 ,5.6 ,12.3 ..Not married3,100.0,66.1 ,13.4 ,20.4 ,100.0,35.6 ,23.7 ,40.7 ,100.0,79.7 ,8.8 ,11.5 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Illiterate,100.0,65.3 ,13.3 ,21.3 ,100.0,30.3 ,27.0 ,42.7 ,100.0,81.8 ,6.9 ,11.3 ..Primary school5,100.0,45.0 ,17.7 ,37.3 ,100.0,32.2 ,21.4 ,46.5 ,100.0,78.3 ,8.3 ,13.4 ..Junior high school or above,100.0,40.1 ,18.2 ,41.8 ,100.0,35.2 ,19.3 ,45.5 ,100.0,65.9 ,12.1 ,22.0 ,,,,,,,,,,,, " .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,, ..Low ,100.0,61.8,12.7,25.5,100.0,36.6,21.5,41.8,100.0,80.4,6.2,13.3 ..Medium,100.0,57.4,16.0,26.6,100.0,28.5,26.2,45.4,100.0,84.3,6.5,9.2 ..High,100.0,48.3,17.2,34.6,100.0,31.3,21.2,47.5,100.0,73.4,11.2,15.4 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Living alone,100.0,62.6 ,14.6 ,22.8 ,100.0,34.1 ,21.8 ,44.2 ,100.0,80.7 ,10.1 ,9.2 ..Living with spouse only,100.0,51.6 ,15.0 ,33.4 ,100.0,29.4 ,21.6 ,49.0 ,100.0,82.1 ,6.0 ,11.9 ..Living with children and/or others8,100.0,58.7 ,15.2 ,26.1 ,100.0,32.8 ,24.7 ,42.5 ,100.0,80.5 ,7.3 ,12.3 Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, 1 Population refers to the number of people who reported a valid answer to the question on alcohol consumption.,,,,,,,,,,,, "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",,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,