Table 3.
Demographic characteristics for exemplars in each factor
| Factor 1 (n = 19) | Factor 2 (n = 25) | Factor 3 (n = 16) | Factor 4 (n = 6) | Factor 5 (n = 4) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Female | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Age | < 40 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 40–60 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 60+ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| (Mean age) | 55 | 43 | 34 | 52 | 30 | |
| Education background | Under high school | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| High school | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Secondary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| College | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| University | 6 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
| Self-rating health state using EQ-5D | 11111 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 11112 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11121 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11122 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Other | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Self-rating health score | 80–100 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 60–80 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| < 60 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Residence place | City | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| Non-city | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| Region | Southwest China | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| East China | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| North China | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Other | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |