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Table 2 Timing of most recent antibiotic use as reported by respondents to an online survey on antibiotic resistance administered by the National 12320 Health Hotline management office, China, April 12–May 7, 2019

From: Using Weibo and WeChat social media channels to assess public awareness and practices related to antimicrobial resistance, China, 2019

Characteristics

Respondents

N

In last month

N (%)

Within last 2–6 months

N (%)

Within last 7–12 months

N (%)

> 1 year ago

N (%)

Never

N (%)

Do not recall

N (%)

Sex

Male

991

188 (19)

275 (28)

140 (14)

252 (25)

69 (7)

67 (7)

Female

1782

353 (20)

499 (28)

224 (13)

523 (29)

71 (4)

112 (6)

Age

16–24

156

32 (22)

34 (22)

10 (6)

37 (24)

22 (14)

21 (14)

25–44

1963

380 (19)

570 (29)

257 (13)

559 (29)

85 (4)

112 (6)

45–64

586

109 (19)

153 (26)

91 (16)

162 (28)

33 (6)

38 (7)

 ≥65

68

20 (29)

17 (25)

6 (9)

17 (25)

0 (0)

8 (12)

Provinces

Eastern

2177

410 (19)

598 (28)

303 (14)

632 (29)

99 (5)

135 (6)

Central

368

84 (23)

102 (28)

39 (11)

90 (25)

31 (8)

22 (6)

Western

228

47 (21)

74 (33)

22 (10)

53 (23)

10 (4)

22 (10)

Place of residence

Urban

2098

409 (20)

601 (29)

275 (13)

595 (28)

101 (5)

117 (6)

Suburban

507

98 (19)

135 (27)

69 (14)

141 (28)

20 (4)

44 (9)

Rural

168

34 (20)

38 (23)

20 (12)

39 (23)

19 (11)

18 (11)

Education

Less than High School

167

37 (22)

38 (23)

21 (13)

28 (17)

22 (13)

21 (13)

High School Graduate

354

60 (17)

96 (27)

48 (14)

94 (27)

31 (9)

25 (7)

Some Junior College

694

140 (20)

211 (30)

86 (13)

181 (26)

29 (4)

47 (9)

Some Undergraduate

1277

257 (20)

356 (28)

170 (13)

381 (30)

44 (3)

69 (5)

Some Graduate

281

47 (16)

73 (26)

39 (14)

91 (32)

14 (5)

17 (6)

Total

2773

541 (20)

774 (28)

364 (13)

775 (28)

140 (5)

179 (7)