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. 2018 Jun 18;18:462. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3271-y

Table 4.

Information on the health utilization for persons who have symptoms by different characteristic in the past month

Migrants (n = 503) Residents with “Hukou” (n = 1441)
Variances Seek health services N (%) Non seek health services N (%) Total N (%) χ2 P Seek health services N (%) Non seek health services N (%) Total
N (%)
χ2 P
Predisposing variables
 Gender 0.017 0.927 6.659 0.011
  Male 89 (47.1) 100 (52.9) 189 (100) 276 (58.0) 200 (42.0) 476 (100)
  Female 146 (46.5) 168 (53.5) 314 (100) 627 (65.0) 338 (35.0) 965 (100)
 Age 14.937 0.005 69.937 0.000
  15~ 40 (41.7) 56 (58.3) 96 (100) 56 (48.7) 59 (51.3) 115 (100)
  25~ 78 (43.6) 101(56.4) 179 (100) 107 (49.3) 110 (50.7) 217 (100)
  35~ 46 (41.8) 64 (58.2) 110 (100) 126 (54.5) 105 (44.5) 231 (100)
  45~ 25 (50.0) 25 (50.0) 50 (100) 178 (60.3) 117 (39.7) 295 (100)
  55~ 46 (67.6) 22 (32.4) 68 (100) 436 (74.8) 147 (25.2) 583 (100)
 Ethnicity 11.001 0.001 0.007 1.000
  Han 226 (48.9) 236 (51.1) 462 (100) 850 (62.6) 507 (37.4) 1357 (100)
  Minority 9 (22.0) 32 (78.0) 41 (100) 53 (63.1) 31 (36.9) 84 (100)
 Marital status 3.347 0.188 24.090 0.000
  No married 70 (41.8) 100 (58.2) 170 (100) 96 (51.6) 90 (48.4) 186 (100)
  Married 156 (49.8) 157 (50.2) 313 (100) 711 (62.7) 423 (37.3) 1134 (100)
  Divorced/Widowed 9 (45.0) 11 (55.0) 20 (100) 96 (79.3) 25 (20.7) 121 (100)
 Education level 0.833 0.842 22.931 0.000
  Junior high school and below 56 (50.0) 56 (50.0) 112 (100) 263 (71.9) 103 (28.1) 366 (100)
  High school or secondary 66 (46.5) 76 (53.5) 142 (100) 291(62.3) 176(37.7) 467(100)
  University or college 96 (44.9) 118 (55.1) 214 (100) 292 (58.9) 204 (41.1) 496 (100)
  Master’ degree or above 17 (48.6) 18 (51.4) 35 (100) 57 (50.9) 55 (49.1) 112 (100)
Enabling variables
 Incoming 5.753 0.056 10.931 0.004
   < 3000 135 (48.7) 142 (51.3) 277 (100) 589 (65.3) 313 (34.7) 902 (100)
  3000–4999 61 (39.4) 94 (60.6) 155 (100) 220 (61.1) 140 (38.9) 360 (100)
   > 5000 39 (54.9) 32 (45.1) 71 (100) 94 (52.5) 85 (47.5) 179 (100)
 Housing source 0.806 0.421 0.872 0.352
  Own house 68 (50.0) 68 (50.0) 136 (100) 619 (63.5) 356 (36.5) 975 (100)
  Rent 167 (45.5) 200 (54.5) 367 (100) 284 (60.9) 182 (39.1) 466 (100)
 Employment status 6.365 0.041 46.566 0.000
  Formal work 127 (48.8) 133 (51.2) 260 (100) 410 (59.7) 277 (40.3) 687 (100)
  Retirement 26 (60.5) 17 (39.5) 43 (100) 328 (75.1) 109 (24.9) 437 (100)
  Informal work 82 (41.0) 118 (59.0) 200 (100) 165 (52.1) 152 (47.9) 317 (100)
 Insurance 0.820 0.199 1.691 0.199
  Uninsured 108 (44.6) 134(55.4) 242(100) 68 (57.1) 51 (42.9) 119 (100)
  Insured 127 (48.7) 134(51.3) 261(100) 835 (63.2) 487 (36.8) 1322 (100)
 Distance from residence to nearest medical institution 2.229 0.328 5.099 0.078
  0~ 85 (46.2) 99 (53.8) 184 (100) 391 (66.0) 201 (34.0) 592 (100)
  1~ 31 (39.7) 47 (60.3) 78 (100) 182 (61.3) 115 (38.7) 297 (100)
  2~ 119 (49.4) 122 (50.6) 241 (100) 330 (59.8) 222 (40.2) 552 (100)
Need variables
 Having chronic disease 7.625 0.006 72.114 0.000
  No 125 (41.7) 175 (65.3) 300 (100) 248 (48.2) 267 (51.8) 515 (100)
  Yes 110 (54.2) 93 (45.8) 203 (100) 655 (70.7) 271 (29.3) 926 (100)
 Self-evaluation general health status 4.840 0.089 8.213 0.016
  Good 82 (42.3) 112 (57.7) 194 (100) 275 (62.4) 166 (37.6) 441 (100)
  Moderate 126 (47.7) 138 (52.3) 264 (100) 475 (60.5) 310 (39.5) 785 (100)
  Poor 27 (60.0) 18 (40.0) 45 (100) 153 (71.2) 62 (28.8) 215 (100)
 The degree of symptom in the past month 22.586 0.000 93.001 0.000
  Mild 72 (36.7) 124 (63.3) 196 (100) 199 (46.9) 225 (53.1) 424 (100)
  Moderate 127 (49.2) 131 (50.8) 258 (100) 527 (65.1) 283 (34.9) 810 (100)
  Severe 36 (73.5) 13 (26.5) 49 (100) 177 (85.5) 30 (14.5) 207 (100)