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. 2019 Dec 13;16(24):5086. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16245086

Table 2.

Characteristics of rural and urban households in Jiangsu Province.

Variable Total N = 3660 Rural Household N = 1682 Urban Household N = 1978 p-Value
Marital Status of Household Head 0.417
Married 87.27% (3194) 87.75% (1476) 86.86% (1718)
Unmarried (Single, Widowed, Divorced, or Other) 12.73% (466) 12.25% (206) 13.14% (260)
Education Status of Household Head 0.000
Less than Lower Secondary 70.03% (2563) 83.06% (1397) 58.95% (1166)
Upper Secondary Vocational Training 19.18% (702) 14.39% (242) 23.26% (460)
Tertiary 10.79% (395) 2.56% (43) 17.80% (352)
Employment Status of Household Head 0.000
Employed 60.49% (2214) 72.59% (1221) 50.20% (993)
Retired 23.14% (847) 7.79% (131) 36.20% (716)
Unemployed 16.37% (599) 19.62% (330) 13.60% (269)
Household Size (Mean) 3.16 3.36 2.98 0.000
Household CII Status 0.000
No One Insured 50.08% (1833) 23.54% (396) 72.65% (1437)
One or More Members Insured by CII 49.92% (1827) 76.46% (1286) 27.35% (541)
Number of Household Members Having CII (Mean) 1.44 2.40 0.63 0.000
Household Income Level 0.000
≤¥30,000 24.23% (887) 36.09% (607) 14.16% (280)
¥30,000–50,000 19.86% (727) 23.42% (394) 16.84% (333)
¥50,000–78,500 15.90% (582) 13.20% (222) 18.20% (360)
¥78,500–100,000 21.07% (771) 15.93% (268) 25.43% (503)
>¥100,000 18.93% (693) 11.36% (191) 25.38% (502)
Household Members with ≥2 Chronic Diseases 0.472
All Household Members Have One or No Chronic Disease 77.10% (2822) 77.65% (1306) 76.64% (1516)
Any Member with ≥2 Chronic Diseases 22.90% (838) 22.35% (376) 23.36% (462)
Household Members >65 Years Old 0.000
No One >65 Years Old 61.89% (2265) 65.64% (1104) 58.70% (1161)
One or More Members >65 Years Old 38.11% (1395) 34.36% (578) 41.30% (817)
Outpatient Utilization Status 0.000
No One Utilized 71.61% (2621) 68.55% (1153) 74.22% (1468)
One or More Member Utilized 28.39% (1039) 31.45% (529) 25.78% (510)
Inpatient Utilization Status 0.058
No One Utilized 72.21% (2643) 70.69% (1189) 73.51% (1454)
One or More Member Utilized 27.79% (1017) 29.31% (493) 26.49% (524)
Outpatient Service in A High-Level Hospital 0.104
No One Went to A Second-Level Hospital or Above for Outpatient Treatment 85.60% (3133) 86.62% (1457) 84.73% (1676)
Anyone Went to A Second-Level Hospital or Above for Outpatient Treatment 14.40% (527) 13.38% (225) 15.27% (302)
Inpatient Service in High-Level Hospital 0.547
No One Went to A Second-Level Hospital or Above for Inpatient Treatment 74.92% (2742) 75.39% (1268) 74.52% (1474)
Anyone Went to A Second-Level Hospital or Above for Inpatient Treatment 25.08% (918) 24.61% (414) 25.48% (504)

Note: CII, critical illness insurance.