Table 4. Responsiveness scores of CHCs grouped by demographic characteristics.

Variables	Groups	2007		2008		2009
		Scores	F	Scores	F	Scores	F
Sex	Male	7.16	9.219**	7.46	0.057	7.31	4.600*
	Female	7.47		7.44		7.54
Marital status	Married	7.43	0.453	7.47	1.263	7.11	10.005**
	Unmarried	7.33		7.46		7.53
	Others	7.56		7.00		7.98
Age (yrs.)	15–29	7.41	0.518	7.45	0.003	7.25	12.273**
	30–59	7.36		7.45		7.26
	60 and above	7.27		7.44		7.78
Education background	Illiteracy	7.60	0.888	7.08	2.023	7.66	7.230**
	Primary and junior high school	7.41		7.36		7.69
	Senior high school	7.29		7.60		7.45
	College or above	7.33		7.46		7.09
Employment status	Employed	7.27	3.192	7.45	0.000	7.36	14.692**
	Unemployed	7.44		7.45		7.64
Insurance type	Self- payment	7.41	0.770	7.48	0.137	7.31	2.491
	Medical insurance	7.32		7.44		7.50
Monthly income(RMB)	0–1999	7.38	0.689	7.44	0.195	7.55	4.089*
	2000–3999	7.29		7.53		7.23
	4000 and above	7.12		7.31		7.14
Medical cost(RMB per year)	0–999	7.42	1.871	7.29	3.666*	7.40	3.618*
	1000–2999	7.21		7.59		7.43
	3000 and above	7.26		7.82		7.70

Note: Statistical analysis revealed significantly different responsiveness scores with a significance of *P<0.05 or **P<0.01.