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. 2014 Aug 4;7(1):32–41. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihu050

Table 6.

Numbers receiving preventive healthcare services, by age-group, based on survey responses by 4454 participants in China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme, interviewed in 2009

Preventive health care servicesa Age (years)
Total
18–34 18–34 18–34 18–34 18–34 18–34
Receiving preventive health care services in past 4 weeks
 Yes 20 37 33 17 7 3 117
 No 767 1233 1126 873 287 48 4334
 Data missing 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Preventive healthcare service items received in past 4 weeks
 Physical examination 8 9 11 7 2 0 37
 Blood test 2 8 12 6 0 0 28
 Blood pressure test 2 8 7 3 4 3 27
 Tumor test 2 0 1 0 0 0 3
 Vision examination and hearing test 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
 Gynecological examination 6 6 2 0 0 0 14
 Other examinations 0 5 0 0 1 0 6
 Data missing 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Location of preventive health care service provided in last 4 weeks
 Village clinics 4 10 7 3 4 3 31
 Township health center 7 8 21 6 1 0 43
 County hospital 4 6 1 6 0 0 17
 Municipal hospital 3 5 4 1 1 0 14
 At home 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
 Other place 1 8 0 0 0 0 9
 Data missing 1 0 0 1 0 0 2

a Use of preventive healthcare services ascertained by the questions ‘Did you receive any kind of preventive health care services in past 4 weeks?’, ‘What kind of preventive health care service did you receive in past 4 weeks?’ ‘Where did you receive the preventive health care service in past 4 weeks?’.