From: Behavioural factors associated with diarrhea among adults over 18 years of age in Beijing, China
Demographic characteristics | Number of people answering questions | Number of people reporting diarrhea (%) | Bivariate analysis (χ2 test) | P-value |
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Gender | ||||
Male | 6246 | 1103(17.7) | 0.188 | 0.664 |
Female | 6690 | 1162(17.4) | ||
Age, years | ||||
18~ | 2683 | 534(19.9) | 15.953 | 0.003 |
30~ | 2526 | 435(17.2) | ||
40~ | 2582 | 424(16.4) | ||
50~ | 2631 | 427(16.2) | ||
60~ | 2514 | 445(17.7) | ||
Education level | ||||
Illiterate or literacy seldom | 385 | 84(21.8) | 24.115 | <0.001 |
Primary school | 1404 | 290(20.7) | ||
Junior high school | 3638 | 648(17.8) | ||
Senior high school | 3674 | 573(15.6) | ||
College and above | 3835 | 670(17.5) | ||
Occupation | ||||
Student | 431 | 85(19.7) | 15.076 | 0.129 |
Farmer | 3772 | 670(17.8) | ||
Workers engaged in production or transportation | 329 | 64(19.5) | ||
Enterprise or company staff | 2111 | 353(16.7) | ||
Migrant workers | 421 | 74(17.6) | ||
Commercial services personnel | 1071 | 212(19.8) | ||
Civil servants or public institutions personnel | 1228 | 199(16.2) | ||
Medical personnel | 323 | 70(21.7) | ||
Retirees | 2034 | 330(16.2) | ||
Housewife or jobseekers | 981 | 167(17.0) | ||
Others | 235 | 41(17.4) | ||
Living area | ||||
Urban | 6417 | 1079(16.8) | 4.253 | 0.039 |
Rural | 6519 | 1186(18.2) | ||
Total | 12936 | 2265(17.5) |