Table 2.
Characteristics of 4454 participants in China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme, interviewed in 2009
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 18–34 | 790 (17.7) |
| 35–44 | 1270 (28.5) |
| 45–54 | 1159 (26.0) |
| 55–64 | 890 (20.0) |
| 65–74 | 294 (6.6) |
| ≥75 | 51 (1.1) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 2502 (56.2) |
| Female | 1952 (43.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 474 (10.6) |
| Married | 3980 (89.4) |
| Highest education level | |
| Illiterate | 990 (22.2) |
| Primary school graduate | 1115 (25.0) |
| Middle school graduate | 1890 (42.4) |
| High school graduate | 440 (9.9) |
| ≥Community college graduate | 19 (0.4) |
| Annual incomea | |
| ≤RMB5000 | 685 (15.4) |
| RMB5001–10000 | 402 (9.0) |
| RMB10001–15000 | 307 (6.9) |
| RMB15001–20000 | 154 (3.5) |
| ≥RMB20001 | 188 (4.2) |
| Data missing | 2718 (61.0) |
a US$1=6.831 Chinese yuan renminbi (RMB) in 2009.