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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants

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

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)