Table 2.
The differences of individual level characteristics by BPHS provision in China
| Variables | Low-level BPHS (n = 170) Percentage (%) | High-level BPHS (n = 979) Percentage (%) | P value b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.002 | ||
| Male | 65.9 | 76.8 | |
| Female | 34.1 | 23.2 | |
| Age (years) | 0.030 | ||
| 20–39 | 30.6 | 29.8 | |
| 40–59 | 45.9 | 54.4 | |
| 60 + | 23.5 | 15.8 | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||
| ≤ Junior high school | 24.1 | 11.0 | |
| Secondary school | 65.3 | 68.6 | |
| > Secondary school | 10.6 | 20.3 | |
| Average monthly income (CNY) c | <0.001 | ||
| Low | 49.5 | 31.5 | |
| Ordinary | 22.9 | 34.5 | |
| High | 27.6 | 34.0 | |
| Frequency of training in last 3 years a | 11.5 | 12.9 | 0.049 |
| Monthly public health care subsidy (CNY) c | <0.001 | ||
| None | 17.6 | 13.2 | |
| 1–300 | 74.2 | 56.4 | |
| More than 300 | 8.2 | 30.4 | |
| Integrated Management | <0.001 | ||
| Low | 82.4 | 43.0 | |
| High | 17.6 | 57.0 | |
| NCMS-contracted | <0.001 | ||
| No | 70.0 | 24.8 | |
| Yes | 30.0 | 75.2 |
a Training opportunity last 3 years is a continuous variable, presented by mean instead of percentage
b P value by chi-square test in categorical variables and t-test in continuous variables
c USD $1 = CNY 6.199 (June 1, 2015)