Table 1.

Participant characteristics (n = 342)

Demographic characteristics	Number (%)
Gender
Male	205 (60)
Female	137 (40)
Age (y)	41 [37,45] a
Monthly income(¥)
Less than 5000	128 (37)
5001–9999	145 (42)
10,000–19,999	40 (12)
More than 20,000	29 (9)
Education
Illiteracy	1 (0.3)
Primary school	10 (3)
High school or technical school	122 (36)
College	201 (59)
Postgraduate education	8 (2)
CCCF volunteers
Yes	50 (15)
No	292 (85)

CCCF The China Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation

^aAverage age and age ranges