Sample composition and key characteristics
| Interview number and pseudonym | Gender | Place of residence | Employment status | Age | Interview setting | Household/family status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Yaping | F | Hebei | Teacher in primary school | 50 | Private residence | Living as a couple |
| 2 Zilin | F | Hebei | Teacher in college | 55 | Private residence | Living as a couple |
| 3 Jialing | F | Hebei | Teacher in college | 55 | Private residence | Living alone |
| 4 Qinhong | F | Hebei | Retired enterprise worker | 48 | Private Residence | Living as a couple |
| 5 Zuyin | F | Hebei | Teacher in college | 53 | Private residence | Living with an adult child |
| 6 Shuzhi | F | Hebei | Manager in medical enterprise | 38 | Meeting room of the enterprise | Living with an adolescent child |
| 7 Chunxian | M | Hebei | Shop owner | 43 | Shop (quiet and no customers) | Living with an adolescent child |
| 8 Guofeng | M | Hebei | Doctor | 53 | The participant's living room | Living as a couple |
| 9 Baocai | M | Hebei | Public official (retired but went back to work) | 63 | Office of the governmental building | Living as a couple |
| 10 Qinlin | M | Hebei | Public official (retired but went back to work) | 64 | Office of the governmental building | Living as a couple |
| 11 Zexi | M | Hebei | Public official (retired but went back to work) | 64 | Office of the governmental building | Living as a couple |
| 12 Lianyu | M | Shanghai | Retired enterprise worker | 55 | Starbucks | Living with an adult child |
| 13 Shuli | F | Jiangsu | Administrative worker of a hospital | 54 | Café | Living as a couple |
| 14 Baosheng | M | Jiangsu | Professor | 48 | Audio talk online | Living with an adolescent child |
| 15 Ping | M | Hubei | Security staff (coming back to work) | 65 | Office | Living as a couple |
| 16 Longping | M | Hubei | Security staff | 58 | Home of the participant | Living with an adult child |
| 17 Liyan | F | Hebei | Shop owner | 47 | Café | Living as a couple |
| 18 Wengu | M | Shandong | Manager of an enterprise | 49 | Private residence | Living alone |
| 19 Caihu | M | Shandong | Manager of an enterprise | 45 | Private residence | Living alone |
| 20 Wenhua | F | Hebei | Shop owner | 53 | Café | Living as a couple |
| 21 Wanying | F | Hebei | Retired enterprise worker | 63 | Neighbourhood garden | Living with an adult child |
| 22 Yongqing | F | Hebei | Retired teacher | 63 | Neighbourhood garden | Living with an adult child |
| 23 Huibo | M | Hebei | Baker | 50 | Roadside, under a tree | Living alone |
| 24 Xu | M | Hebei | Safety supervision | 58 | Neighbourhood garden | Living with an adult child |
| 25 Bojun | F | Hebei | Housewife | 53 | Participant's living room | Living with an adult child |
| 26 Lizhi | M | Hebei | Driver | 60 | Office | Living with an adult child |
| 27 Zeming | M | Hebei | Warehouse keeper | 68 | Warehouse | Living as a couple |
| 28 Xueyan | F | Hebei | Shop owner | 40 | Tea shop | Living with an adolescent child |
| 29 Zhaodi | F | Hebei | Chef | 44 | Café | Living alone |
| 30 Liyan | see 17 | Café | ||||
| 31 Huibo | see 23 | Café | ||||
| 32 Chaoting | M | Hebei | Cleaner | 63 | Empty dance studio | Living with an adult child |
| 33 Geng | M | Sichuan | Teacher in secondary school | 51 | The participant's living room | Living with an adolescent child |
| 34 Rui | F | Sichuan | Statistician | 40 | The participant's living room | Living with an adolescent child |
| 35 Jinya | F | Sichuan | Housewife | 50 | The participant's living room | Living alone |
| 36 Jiangyan | F | Sichuan | Retired factory worker | 53 | Tea room | Living alone |
| Interview number and pseudonym | Gender | Place of residence | Employment status | Age | Interview setting | Household/family status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Yaping | F | Hebei | Teacher in primary school | 50 | Private residence | Living as a couple |
| 2 Zilin | F | Hebei | Teacher in college | 55 | Private residence | Living as a couple |
| 3 Jialing | F | Hebei | Teacher in college | 55 | Private residence | Living alone |
| 4 Qinhong | F | Hebei | Retired enterprise worker | 48 | Private Residence | Living as a couple |
| 5 Zuyin | F | Hebei | Teacher in college | 53 | Private residence | Living with an adult child |
| 6 Shuzhi | F | Hebei | Manager in medical enterprise | 38 | Meeting room of the enterprise | Living with an adolescent child |
| 7 Chunxian | M | Hebei | Shop owner | 43 | Shop (quiet and no customers) | Living with an adolescent child |
| 8 Guofeng | M | Hebei | Doctor | 53 | The participant's living room | Living as a couple |
| 9 Baocai | M | Hebei | Public official (retired but went back to work) | 63 | Office of the governmental building | Living as a couple |
| 10 Qinlin | M | Hebei | Public official (retired but went back to work) | 64 | Office of the governmental building | Living as a couple |
| 11 Zexi | M | Hebei | Public official (retired but went back to work) | 64 | Office of the governmental building | Living as a couple |
| 12 Lianyu | M | Shanghai | Retired enterprise worker | 55 | Starbucks | Living with an adult child |
| 13 Shuli | F | Jiangsu | Administrative worker of a hospital | 54 | Café | Living as a couple |
| 14 Baosheng | M | Jiangsu | Professor | 48 | Audio talk online | Living with an adolescent child |
| 15 Ping | M | Hubei | Security staff (coming back to work) | 65 | Office | Living as a couple |
| 16 Longping | M | Hubei | Security staff | 58 | Home of the participant | Living with an adult child |
| 17 Liyan | F | Hebei | Shop owner | 47 | Café | Living as a couple |
| 18 Wengu | M | Shandong | Manager of an enterprise | 49 | Private residence | Living alone |
| 19 Caihu | M | Shandong | Manager of an enterprise | 45 | Private residence | Living alone |
| 20 Wenhua | F | Hebei | Shop owner | 53 | Café | Living as a couple |
| 21 Wanying | F | Hebei | Retired enterprise worker | 63 | Neighbourhood garden | Living with an adult child |
| 22 Yongqing | F | Hebei | Retired teacher | 63 | Neighbourhood garden | Living with an adult child |
| 23 Huibo | M | Hebei | Baker | 50 | Roadside, under a tree | Living alone |
| 24 Xu | M | Hebei | Safety supervision | 58 | Neighbourhood garden | Living with an adult child |
| 25 Bojun | F | Hebei | Housewife | 53 | Participant's living room | Living with an adult child |
| 26 Lizhi | M | Hebei | Driver | 60 | Office | Living with an adult child |
| 27 Zeming | M | Hebei | Warehouse keeper | 68 | Warehouse | Living as a couple |
| 28 Xueyan | F | Hebei | Shop owner | 40 | Tea shop | Living with an adolescent child |
| 29 Zhaodi | F | Hebei | Chef | 44 | Café | Living alone |
| 30 Liyan | see 17 | Café | ||||
| 31 Huibo | see 23 | Café | ||||
| 32 Chaoting | M | Hebei | Cleaner | 63 | Empty dance studio | Living with an adult child |
| 33 Geng | M | Sichuan | Teacher in secondary school | 51 | The participant's living room | Living with an adolescent child |
| 34 Rui | F | Sichuan | Statistician | 40 | The participant's living room | Living with an adolescent child |
| 35 Jinya | F | Sichuan | Housewife | 50 | The participant's living room | Living alone |
| 36 Jiangyan | F | Sichuan | Retired factory worker | 53 | Tea room | Living alone |