Table 3. Effective control rate of participants under essential public health services.

Characteristics		Ineffective group		Effective group		x2	P
		N	%	N	%
Area	Urban	656	60.5	454	39.5	28.88	0
	Rural	739	72.2	284	27.8
Gender	Male	627	63.3	364	36.7	0.982	0.322
	Female	772	65.3	410	34.7
Age-group	<45	69	63.3	40	36.7	3.388	0.495
	45–54	140	66.4	71	33.6
	55–64	377	66.3	192	33.7
	65–74	529	62.2	322	37.8
	≥75	284	65.6	149	34.4
Marital status	Unmarried	6	75	2	25	2.389	0.496
	Married	1158	64.5	638	35.5
	Divorced	11	50	11	50
	Windowed	224	64.6	123	35.4
Highest educational level attained	No formal education	307	66.9	152	33.1	13.119	0.004
	Elementary	412	70.7	171	29.3
	Middle school	372	62.3	225	37.7
	High school and above	306	57.3	228	42.7
Personal yearly income	>Per capita net income	486	65.6	255	34.4	0.731	0.398
	<Per capita net income	913	63.8	519	36.2
Distance to the nearest health care institution	≤500m	1089	63.7	621	36.3	3.359	0.339
	501–1000	82	66.1	42	33.9
	1001–2000	175	65.5	92	34.5
	>2000m	49	68.1	23	31.9
Willing to receive services from doctors	Yes	1184	61	757	39	90.655	0
	No	215	92.7	17	7.3