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. 2017 Oct 24;12(10):e0186837. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186837

Table 1. Description of independent variables.

N Percent (%))
Age (years) 15–24* 2,222 11.80
25–34 2,954 15.68
35–44 4,576 24.30
45–54 5,167 27.43
55–64 3,915 20.79
Education status Illiterate* 2,875 15.26
Primary school 4,526 24.03
Junior high school 7,388 39.23
Senior high school 2,708 14.38
Junior college and above 1,337 7.10
Marital status Unmarried* 1,953 10.37
married 16,128 85.63
Widowed and divorced 753 4.00
Employment status Employed* 14,503 77.00
retirement 658 3.49
student 906 4.81
unemployed 2,767 14.69
Economic status Lowest group* 3,885 20.63
Lower group 3,650 19.38
Medium group 3,769 20.01
Higher group 3,764 19.99
Highest group 3,766 20.00
Urban and rural Urban* 6,713 35.64
rural 12,121 64.36
Region Shannan* 6,042 32.08
Guanzhong 9,646 51.22
Shanbei 3,146 16.70
Illness in last two weeks Not ill in last two weeks* 15,463 82.10
Ill in last two weeks 3,371 17.90
Chronic disease No chronic disease* 15,209 80.75
Has chronic disease 3,625 19.25
Self-rated health Good* 14,492 76.95
Poor 4,342 23.05

* Reference levels in the probit regression