Table 1.
Summary of the characteristics of the study population
| Variable | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
|
Individual characteristics | ||
| Gender |
Male |
938 (47.0%) |
| |
Female |
1056 (53.0%) |
| Age group (years)* |
15-24 |
268 (13.5%) |
| |
25-34 |
329 (16.5%) |
| |
35-44 |
383 (19.3%) |
| |
45-54 |
416 (20.9%) |
| |
55-64 |
291 (14.6%) |
| |
Above 65 |
303 (15.2%) |
|
Socioeconomic indicators | ||
| Education* |
Not educated or preschool |
97 (4.9%) |
| |
Primary school |
288 (14.7%) |
| |
Secondary school |
947 (48.2%) |
| |
Above secondary school |
632 (32.2%) |
| |
Other |
1 (0.05%) |
| Household income (HK$)* |
Below 15000 (<USD1934) |
449 (33.5%) |
| |
15,000-39999 (USD1934-5158) |
652 (48.7%) |
| |
40000 and above (≥USD5159) |
239 (17.8%) |
| Area of residence* |
Hong Kong island |
423 (21.4%) |
| |
Kowloon |
535 (27.1%) |
| |
New territories |
1015 (51.4%) |
| Type of housing* |
Public rental housing |
595 (31.5%) |
| |
Private permanent housing |
1285 (68.0%) |
| |
Others |
9 (0.5%) |
|
Health financing | ||
| Source of health payments in the past 12 months* |
Out of pocket only |
1297 (67.1%) |
| |
Multiple sources |
413 (21.3%) |
| |
Medical waiver scheme only |
66 (3.4%) |
| |
Private insurance only |
159 (8.2%) |
|
Source of healthcare | ||
| Usual primary care provider* |
Government clinic |
390 (21.2%) |
| |
Private provider |
1370 (74.5%) |
| |
Traditional Chinese practitioner |
78 (4.2%) |
|
Need related variables | ||
| Self-rated health* |
Poor |
726 (36.5%) |
| |
Good |
1262 (63.5%) |
| Chronic disease status |
No chronic disease |
1439 (72.2%) |
| |
Any chronic disease |
555 (27.8%) |
|
Satisfaction | ||
| How acceptable is the amount you pay for health care?* |
Not acceptable |
267 (13.4%) |
| Acceptable | 1720 (86.6%) | |
Note: *Indicates that this variable has missing observations. Total number of cases in dataset is 1994.
Conversion rate is USD ($)1.00 = HK$7.75.