Table 2 Social-demographic characteristics of residents in Zhejiang and Qinghai province (n = 566)
From: Outpatient health-seeking behavior of residents in Zhejiang and Qinghai Province, China
| Characteristics | Zhejiang (n = 310) | Qinghai (n = 256) | Total (n = 566) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean/SD) | 61.95 (14.45) | 57.50 (13.52) | 59.73 (27.97) | 0.116 |
| Self-report health score (Mean/SD) | 71.28 (15.19) | 69.51 (17.30) | 70.40 (16.25) | 0.001 |
| Gender (%) | 0.115 | |||
| Male | 155 (50.00) | 111 (43.36) | 133 (46.68) | |
| Female | 155 (50.00) | 145 (56.64) | 150 (53.32) | |
| Residence (%) | 0.250 | |||
| Rural | 188 (60.65) | 143 (55.86) | 165.5 (58.25) | |
| Urban | 122 (39.35) | 113 (44.14) | 117.5 (41.75) | |
| Marital status (%) | 0.765 | |||
| Never married | 14 (4.52) | 11 (4.30) | 12.50 (4.41) | |
| Married | 252 (81.29) | 203 (79.30) | 227.5 (80.29) | |
| Divorced or widowed | 44 (14.19) | 42 (16.41) | 43 (15.30) | |
| Education (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Below primary school | 29 (9.35) | 99 (38.67) | 64 (24.01) | |
| Primary school | 126 (40.65) | 53 (20.70) | 89.5 (30.67) | |
| Junior middle school | 89 (28.71) | 66 (25.78) | 77.5 (27.25) | |
| Senior middle school | 38 (12.26) | 24 (9.38) | 31 (10.82) | |
| Junior College and above | 28 (9.03) | 14 (5.47) | 21 (7.25) | |
| Income tri-quantile (%) | 0.778 | |||
| Low | 103 (33.23) | 92 (35.94) | 97.5 (34.58) | |
| Middle | 102 (32.90) | 79 (30.86) | 90.5 (31.88) | |
| High | 105 (33.87) | 85 (33.20) | 95 (33.54) | |
| Occupation (%) | 0.007 | |||
| Student/Unemployed or semi-employed | 78 (25.16) | 57 (22.27) | 67.5 (23.71) | |
| Farmer | 120 (38.71) | 135 (52.73) | 127.5 (45.72) | |
| Worker/Clerk | 59 (19.03) | 33 (12.89) | 46 (15.96) | |
| Administrator/Professional | 53 (17.10) | 31 (12.11) | 42 (14.60) | |
| Chronic diseases (%) | 0.234 | |||
| Yes | 241 (77.74) | 188 (73.44) | 214.5 (75.59) | |
| No | 69 (22.26) | 68 (26.56) | 68.5 (24.41) | |
| Self-report severity (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Not severe | 228 (73.55) | 129 (50.39) | 178.5 (61.97) | |
| Severe | 82 (26.45) | 127 (49.61) | 104.5 (38.03) | |
| Trust in medical staff (%) | 0.687 | |||
| Very trusting | 24 (7.74) | 19 (7.42) | 21.5 (7.58) | |
| Trusting | 223 (71.94) | 192 (75.00) | 207.5 (73.47) | |
| General | 63 (20.32) | 45 (17.58) | 54 (18.95) | |
| Cognition of doctor-patient relationship (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Friends | 95 (30.65) | 139 (54.30) | 117 (42.47) | |
| Business | 90 (29.03) | 82 (32.03) | 86 (30.53) | |
| Others | 125 (40.32) | 35 (13.67) | 80 (27.00) | |
| Hospital or doctor can solve health problems (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 286 (92.26) | 190 (74.22) | 238 (83.24) | |
| Yes | 24 (7.74) | 66 (25.78) | 45 (16.76) | |
| Distance(kilometer) | < 0.001 | |||
| < 1 | 172 (55.48) | 192 (75.00) | 182 (65.24) | |
| 1- | 59 (19.03) | 33 (12.89) | 46 (15.96) | |
| 2- | 27 (8.71) | 20 (7.81) | 23.5 (8.26) | |
| > 3 | 52 (16.77) | 11 (4.30) | 31.5 (10.54) |