Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for study sample (n = 1386).
| Characteristics | Respondents | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare setting | Prefecture hospital | 692 | 49.9 |
| County hospital | 336 | 24.2 | |
| Township health center | 358 | 25.8 | |
| Sociodemographic characteristic | |||
| Gender | Male | 643 | 46.4 |
| Female | 743 | 53.6 | |
| Age | <60 years | 1224 | 88.3 |
| ≥60 years | 162 | 11.7 | |
| Education | Below junior high school | 931 | 67.2 |
| Junior high school and above | 455 | 32.8 | |
| Occupation | Employed | 1114 | 80.4 |
| Unemployed | 272 | 19.6 | |
| Annual household income (RMB) | ≤30000 | 783 | 56.5 |
| >30000 | 603 | 43.5 | |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 320 | 23.1 |
| Married | 1066 | 76.9 | |
| Health service utilization | |||
| Number of PCP visits during the past year | 0-1 | 376 | 28.4 |
| 2-3 | 546 | 44.1 | |
| ≥4 | 464 | 27.5 | |
| Whether inpatient during the past year | Yes | 291 | 21.0 |
| No | 1095 | 79.0 | |
| Health characteristics | |||
| Self-rated health | Poor health | 511 | 36.9 |
| Good health | 875 | 63.1 |