Table 2.
The Allocation of Educational and Medical Resources in Urban and Rural Communities in Different Socioeconomic Regions of China
| Characteristic | High‐Income Regions | Middle‐Income Regions | Low‐Income Regions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban (n=12 232) | Rural (n=12 575) | Urban (n=5058) | Rural (n=5124) | Urban (n=5517) | Rural (n=5779) | |
| Personal income (dollars) | 156.62±139.05 | 102.65±141.44 | 126.96±224.09 | 77.71±104.70 | 131.13±109.77 | 42.98±57.98 |
| Primary or no education | 2113 (17.27) | 5607 (44.59) | 756 (14.95) | 2246 (43.83) | 1242 (22.51) | 3908 (67.62) |
| Elementary or no occupation | 2328 (19.03) | 10 558 (83.96) | 569 (11.25) | 4189 (81.75) | 1256 (22.77) | 5209 (90.14) |
| Time to school or work | ||||||
| ≤10 minutes | 10 611 (86.75) | 10 471 (83.27) | 3943 (77.96) | 3408 (66.51) | 4397 (79.70) | 4418 (76.45) |
| 11 to 20 minutes | 713 (5.83) | 773 (6.15) | 507 (10.02) | 492 (9.60) | 624 (11.31) | 287 (4.97) |
| 21 to 30 minutes | 478 (3.91) | 463 (3.68) | 257 (5.08) | 428 (8.35) | 279 (5.06) | 413 (7.15) |
| >30 minutes | 430 (3.52) | 868 (6.90) | 351 (6.94) | 796 (15.53) | 217 (3.93) | 661 (11.14) |
| Time to buy medicine | ||||||
| ≤10 minutes | 9049 (73.98) | 8754 (69.61) | 3423 (67.67) | 2343 (45.73) | 3511 (63.64) | 2661 (46.05) |
| 11 to 20 minutes | 2072 (16.94) | 1139 (9.06) | 1486 (29.38) | 845 (16.49) | 1489 (26.99) | 722 (12.49) |
| 21 to 30 minutes | 804 (6.57) | 1100 (8.75) | 96 (1.90) | 708 (13.82) | 325 (5.89) | 954 (16.51) |
| >30 minutes | 307 (2.51) | 1582 (12.58) | 53 (1.05) | 1228 (23.97) | 192 (3.48) | 1442 (24.95) |
Data are presented as mean±SD or n (%).