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Table 3 Influencing factors of Health knowledge level of rural residents in Western China

From: Analysis of awareness of health knowledge among rural residents in Western China

Factors

Population average score

F

P

Gender

Male

4.67

0.145

0.703

Female

4.62

Age

25 and blow

6.13

43.583

0.000

26 to35

5.72

36 to 45

5.41

46 to 55

4.91

56 to 65

4.60

66 and over

3.70

Educational level

less than 6 years of elementary education

4.12

16.522

0.000

Elementary

4.92

Middle school

4.99

high school

5.17

College and above

5.58

Employment status

Farm

4.57

1.937

0.085

Migrant workera

4.95

Self-employedb

4.87

Factory workers

5.23

Retirement

5.05

Others

4.54

Distance from home to nearest medical institutions

Less than 1 km or equal to 1 km

4.70

6.071

0.014

Further than

4.30

Annul disposable household income group c

Less than CNY 22000

5.35

120.590

0.000

CNY 22001 to CNY 29000

3.42

CNY 29001 to CNY 37000

3.20

CNY 37001 to CNY 48000

2.92

CNY 48001 and above

2.48

  1. Note: amigrant worker indicates rural citizens who leave their villages and go into the cities to do off-farm work.
  2. bself-employed laborers refer to people who run a private, small-scale business , such as vendors, food-shop owners, repair-shop owners, and rice-noodle sellers.
  3. Creference to 2012 China statistical yearbook.