Table 3.
Factors influencing willingness to pay for colorectal cancer screening of participants in Guangzhou
| Variable | Willing to pay n (%) | Not willing to pay n (%) | χ2 | P value |
| Gender | 4.41 | 0.036 | ||
| Male | 404 (94.0) | 26 (6.0) | ||
| Female | 733 (90.5) | 77 (9.5) | ||
| Age (yr) | 1.25 | 0.264 | ||
| < 65 | 628 (92.5) | 51 (7.5) | ||
| ≥ 65 | 509 (90.7) | 52 (9.3) | ||
| Education (yr) | 11.53 | 0.003 | ||
| ≤ 6 | 272 (87.5) | 39 (12.5) | ||
| 7-12 | 690 (92.6) | 55 (7.4) | ||
| > 12 | 169 (95.5) | 8 (4.5) | ||
| Occupation | 26.56 | < 0.001 | ||
| Government and private enterprises | 386 (93.7) | 26 (6.3) | ||
| Government agency/institution | 134 (97.8) | 3 (2.2) | ||
| Peasant | 181 (91.4) | 17 (8.6) | ||
| Unemployed | 194 (93.3) | 14 (6.7) | ||
| Other | 236 (84.9) | 42 (15.1) | ||
| Marital status | 4.71 | 0.03 | ||
| Married | 1045 (92.2) | 88 (7.8) | ||
| Single/divorced/widowed | 86 (86.0) | 14 (14.0) | ||
| Health care status | 2.93 | 0.231 | ||
| Urban residents' medical insurance | 363(93.6) | 25 (6.4) | ||
| Medical insurance for public health care/urban employees | 665 (90.8) | 67 (9.2) | ||
| Other | 76 (93.8) | 5 (6.2) | ||
| The number to be raised in family | 12.63 | 0.002 | ||
| 0 | 422 (88.3) | 56 (11.7) | ||
| 1-2 | 527 (93.4) | 37 (6.6) | ||
| ≥ 3 | 179 (95.2) | 9 (4.8) | ||
| Annual income per capita (RMB: Yuan) | 2.12 | 0.146 | ||
| ≤ 30000 | 570 (91.3) | 54 (8.7) | ||
| > 30000 | 565 (93.5) | 39 (6.5) | ||
| Annual household income per capita (RMB: Yuan) | 0.30 | 0.587 | ||
| ≤ 30000 | 632 (91.9) | 56 (8.1) | ||
| > 30000 | 483 (92.7) | 38 (7.3) | ||
| Family medical expenditure (RMB: Yuan) | 3.49 | 0.062 | ||
| ≤ 5000 | 663 (91.1) | 65 (8.9) | ||
| > 5000 | 468 (94.0) | 30 (6.0) | ||
| Acceptance of colorectal cancer screening | 63.33 | < 0.001 | ||
| Yes | 1102 (93.1) | 82 (6.9) | ||
| No | 34 (61.8) | 21 (38.2) |