Table 1.
Socio-Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Study Participants
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| Sex, n(%) | |
| Male | 833, 56.71% |
| Female | 636, 43.29% |
| Age, mean ± SD | 56.11±13.35 |
| Marital status, n(%) | |
| Single | 62, 4.22% |
| Ever married | 1407, 95.78% |
| Literacy level, n(%) | |
| Primary education or below | 297, 20.22% |
| Secondary education | 810, 55.14% |
| College education or above | 362, 24.64% |
| Household monthly income per capita, n(%) | |
| <5000 RMB | 582, 39.62% |
| 5000–9999 RMB | 574, 39.07% |
| >10,000 RMB | 313, 21.31% |
| Main source of medical expense, n(%) | |
| Urban medical insurance | 927, 63.10% |
| Rural medical insurance | 348, 23.69% |
| Commercial medical insurance | 22, 1.50% |
| Personal funds | 172, 11.71% |
| Residence, n(%) | |
| Rural areas | 474, 32.27% |
| Urban areas | 778, 52.96% |
| Rural-urban fringe areas | 217, 14.77% |
| Patient admitting ward, n(%) | |
| Medical ward | 723, 49.22% |
| Surgical ward | 746, 50.78% |
| Diagnosed with cancer, n(%) | |
| Yes | 715, 48.67% |
| No | 754, 51.33% |
| Number of hospital admissions within 1 year, n(%) | |
| 1 | 904, 61.54% |
| 2 | 253, 17.22% |
| 3 | 116, 7.90% |
| >3 | 196, 13.34% |