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. 2014 Jun 24;9(6):e100231. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100231

Table 1. Social demographic characteristics and healthcare accessibility of respondents.

Variables All adult respondents (n = 143,214) Subjects of study (n = 27,233)
Number (%) Number (%)
Gender and Age (years)
 Men *
 15–24 11,026 7.7 236 0.9
 25–34 9,744 6.8 401 1.5
 35–44 15,223 10.6 1,404 5.2
 45–54 14,010 9.8 2,618 9.6
 55–64 10,795 7.6 3,276 12.00
 65- 9,693 6.8 4,316 15.9
 Women *
 15–24 10,764 7.5 194 0.7
 25–34 10,449 7.3 550 2.0
 35–44 16,182 11.3 1,930 7.1
 45–54 14,324 10.0 3,460 12.7
 55–64 10,679 7.5 3,804 14.0
 65- 10,325 7.1 5,044 18.4
Health Status
 Limitation of daily Activities *
 Yes 7,808 5.4 5,095 18.7
 No 135,406 94.6 22,138 81.3
 Self-rated health *
 Very poor 478 0.3 364 1.3
 Poor 2,730 1.9 1,847 6.8
 Fair 16,150 11.3 8,024 29.5
 Good 59,950 41.9 13,533 49.7
 Excellent 63,906 44.6 3,465 12.7
Socioeconomic Status
 Education *
 Illiterate 22,107 15.4 7,222 26.5
 Primary school 88,800 62.0 15,556 57.1
 Secondary school 22,927 16.0 3,195 11.8
 University 9,380 6.6 1,260 4.6
 Occupation *
 Student 9,854 6.9 120 0.4
 Unemployed 21,773 15.2 6,486 23.8
 Peasant 76,224 53.2 12,246 45.0
 Worker 6,079 4.2 1,904 7.0
 Self-employed 8,529 6.0 1,224 4.5
 Manager/Professional/Clerk 18,139 12.7 4,780 17.6
 Other 2,616 1.8 473 1.7
 Marital status *
 Unmarried 23,243 16.2 983 3.6
 Married 107,462 75.0 21,487 78.9
 Divorced/widowed 12,159 8.5 4,713 17.3
 Other 350 0.3 50 0.2
 Household income
 Quintile I (poorest) 28,649 20.0 5,453 20.0
 Quintile II 28,957 20.2 5,451 20.0
 Quintile III 28,325 19.8 5,473 20.1
 Quintile IV 28,643 20.0 5,417 19.9
 Quintile V (richest) 28,640 20.0 5,439 20.0
 Location of residence *
 East 49,466 34.5 10,269 37.7
 Middle 40,424 28.2 7,718 28.3
 Western 53,324 37.3 9,246 34.0
Healthcare Accessibility
Insurance scheme *
 MIUE 22,106 15.4 6,268 23.0
 FMC 1,674 1.2 607 2.2
 MIUR 5,021 3.5 846 3.1
 NCMS 96,634 67.5 16,822 61.8
 Other insurance 1,137 0.8 178 0.7
 No insurance 16,642 11.6 2,512 9.2
Distance to the nearest health facilities *
 ≤5 km 136,146 95.1 26,056 95.7
 >5 km 7,068 4.9 1,177 4.3
Time to the nearest health facilities *
 ≤30 min 137,071 95.7 26,161 96.1
 >30 min 6,143 4.3 1,072 3.9
HI of outpatient service (HIo) 0.017 0.089
HI of inpatient service (HIi) 0.207 0.253
Average Medical Expense Per Outpatient(US$) 24.3 70.4
Average Medical Expense Per Inpatient(US$) 728.3 1056.7

*p<0.05, compared between the study population (people with NCD) and the average of adult respondents.

MIUE, Medical Insurance for Urban Employees;

FMC, Free Medical Care.

MIUR, Medical Insurance for Urban Residents.

NCMS, New Cooperative Medical Insurance Scheme for Rural Residents.