Table 2.
Characteristics of the respondents’ level of initiative practice for health awareness
|
Variables
|
Case, n (%)
|
Awareness
|
χ2
|
P
value
|
|
| Weak, n (%) | Strong, n (%) | ||||
| Total | 2678 | 1613 (60.2) | 1065 (39.8) | ||
| Gender | 1.598 | 0.206 | |||
| Male | 1112 (41.5) | 654 (58.8) | 458 (41.2) | ||
| Female | 1566 (58.5) | 959 (61.2) | 607 (38.8) | ||
| Age (yr) | 45.256 | < 0.001 | |||
| < 40 | 1088 (40.6) | 739 (67.9) | 349 (32.1) | ||
| > 40 | 1590 (59.4) | 874 (55.0) | 716 (45.0) | ||
| Place of work or residence | 5.115 | 0.024 | |||
| Urban | 2507 (93.6) | 1496 (59.7) | 1011 (40.3) | ||
| Rural | 171 (6.4) | 117 (68.4) | 54 (31.6) | ||
| Level of education | 4.694 | 0.196 | |||
| Junior high school and below | 69 (2.6) | 50 (72.5) | 19 (27.5) | ||
| Technical secondary school and high school | 187 (7.0) | 109 (58.3) | 78 (41.7) | ||
| College and bachelor’s degree | 1770 (66.1) | 1065 (60.2) | 705 (39.8) | ||
| Master’s degree or above | 652 (24.3) | 389 (59.7) | 263 (40.3) | ||
| Medical-related work experience | 22.165 | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1986 (74.2) | 1144 (57.6) | 842 (42.4) | ||
| No | 692 (25.8) | 469 (67.8) | 223 (32.2) | ||
| Personal income per month (¥) | 21.443 | < 0.001 | |||
| < 1000 | 35 (1.3) | 28 (80.0) | 7 (20.0) | ||
| 1001-3000 | 270 (10.1) | 181 (67.0) | 89 (33.0) | ||
| 3001-5000 | 635 (23.7) | 407 (64.1) | 228 (35.9) | ||
| 5001-10000 | 877 (32.7) | 511 (58.3) | 366 (41.7) | ||
| > 10000 | 861 (32.2) | 486 (56.4) | 375 (43.6) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 11.392 | 0.01 | |||
| < 18.5 | 101 (3.8) | 77 (76.2) | 24 (23.8) | ||
| 18.5-23.9 | 1440 (53.8) | 857 (59.5) | 583 (40.5) | ||
| 24-27.9 | 907 (33.8) | 539 (59.4) | 368 (40.6) | ||
| > 28 | 230 (8.6) | 140 (60.9) | 90 (39.1) | ||
BMI: Body mass index.