Table 2.
Foreign visitors and expatriates visiting health clinics in Beijing during the 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games: demographic information of FV and expatriates [N (% of column in each section)]
| All FV | Foreign visitors (FV) | Expatriates | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country of current residence* | ||||||||
| U.S. | Netherlands | Australia | U.K. | Germany | Other | Total | ||
| Total respondents | 281 | 67 | 54 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 93 | 426 |
| Sex† | ||||||||
| Female | 116 (41) | 26 (39) | 22 (41) | 13 (50) | 11 (46) | 6 (35) | 38 (41) | 209 (49) |
| Male | 164 (59) | 41 (61) | 31 (57) | 13 (50) | 13 (54) | 11 (65) | 55 (59) | 217 (51) |
| Total | 280 | 67 | 53 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 93 | 426 |
| Age group† | ||||||||
| ≤ 15 years | 18 (7) | 7 (11) | 1 (2) | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 1 (6) | 7 (8) | 69 (16) |
| 16–54 years | 224 (81) | 44 (67) | 45 (87) | 22 (85) | 21 (88) | 16 (94) | 76 (83) | 320 (76) |
| ≥ 55 years | 34 (12) | 15 (23) | 6 (12) | 3 (12) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 9 (10) | 30 (7) |
| Total | 276 | 66 | 52 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 92 | 419 |
| Pre-travel advice | ||||||||
| Respondents seeking ≥ 1 source | 128 (46) | 36 (52) | 28 (52) | 18 (69) | 14 (58) | 4 (24) | 28 (30) | 219 (51) |
| Sources of pre-travel advice‡ | ||||||||
| Health-care provider | 99/128 = 77% | 32/36 = 89% | 18/28 = 64% | 13/18 = 72% | 10/14 = 71% | 2/4 = 50% | 24/28 = 86% | 206/219 = 94% |
| Internet | 15 (12) | 3 (8) | 6 (21) | 0 (0) | 1 (7) | 1 (25) | 4 (14) | 13 (6) |
| Friends/family | 15 (12) | 5 (14) | 6 (21) | 0 (0) | 1 (7) | 0 (0) | 3 (11) | 13 (6) |
| Travel agent | 8 (6) | 1 (3) | 3 (11) | 1 (6) | 1 (7) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 1 (0) |
| Company advice | 7 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 2 (11) | 2 (14) | 1 (25) | 1 (4) | 12 (5) |
| Respondents receiving travel-related vaccines | ||||||||
| No. of FV with vaccines for trip to China | 83 | 20 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 8 | NA | NA |
| No. of FV with vaccines in the past | 76 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 4 | NA | NA |
Countries listed individually had 10 or more travelers, whereas if a country had fewer than 10 travelers, it was included in the other category. Listed in decreasing order for numbers of individuals, other countries included France, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Malaysia, Poland, Brazil, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Taiwan (Province of China), Thailand, Belgium, Chile, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, Singapore, Angola, Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Finland, Guyana, Hungary, Iran, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Nigeria, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela.
Missing data for FV included missing responses for gender (N = 1) and age (N = 5). Missing data for expatriates included missing responses for age (N = 7).
More than one selection could have been chosen, so percentages may be more than 100%.