Illness prevalence rate in Tibet, China: data from the 2018 National Health Service Survey

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and illness prevalence rates among residents over 15 years old from Tibet in 2018

Characteristics		Number	Proportion (%)	Two-week Illness		p value
Characteristics		Number	Proportion (%)	Number of illnesses	Prevalence rate (%)	p value
	Total	10,493	100.0	2104	20.1
Gender	Male	4921	46.9	795	16.2	< 0.001
Gender	Female	5572	53.1	1309	23.5
Age	15–29	2086	19.9	176	8.4	< 0.001
	30–44	3412	32.5	511	15.0
	45–59	3245	30.9	865	26.6
	60-	1750	16.7	553	31.6
Residence	Urban	2186	20.8	606	27.7	< 0.001
Residence	Rural	8307	79.1	1498	18.0
Education	Illiterate	5037	48.0	1181	23.4	< 0.001
	Primary school	3496	33.3	668	19.1
	Junior middle school	1217	11.6	156	12.8
	High school	603	5.7	90	14.9
	University and above	140	1.3	10	7.1
Economic level	Low	2524	24.1	457	18.1	0.008
	Medium	5311	50.6	1075	20.2
	High	2658	25.3	572	21.5
Marital status	Married	7950	75.7	1624	20.4	< 0.001
	Unmarried	1567	15.0	148	9.4
	Widowed	719	6.9	258	35.8
	Divorced	186	1.8	59	31.6
	Others	71	0.7	16	22.5
Employment status	Employed	8232	78.4	1483	18.0	< 0.001
	Retired	207	2.0	77	37.2
	Laid-off	168	1.6	70	41.7
	Unemployed	1601	15.3	467	29.1
	Student	285	2.7	8	2.8