Table 3.

Self-reported main reasons for not seeking health care among migrant workers when fallen ill in Beijing (n = 732)

Main reasons	n	%
Feeling their own diseases not severe enough	485	66.2
Unable to pay medical expenses	65	8.9
Unreasonable charges in medical institutions	51	7.0
Knowing how to deal with diseases themselves	45	6.2
Having no free time	40	5.5
Long distance from medical institutions	13	1.8
Complicated medical procedures	13	1.8
Long queuing and waiting time	12	1.6
Poor service attitude and discrimination	4	0.6
Excessive service	1	0.1
Others	2	0.3
Total	732	100.0

Note: 316 of the total subjects replied they had not yet gotten sick, 1,430 (66.1%) of the remaining 2,162 respondents (2,478 minus 316) answered that they would see a doctor, while the remaining 732 subjects (2,162 minus 1,430) would not seeking health care, the reasons were shown in Table 3.