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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the study patients (N = 639)

From: Investigating patients’ preferences for new anti-diabetic drugs to inform public health insurance coverage decisions: a discrete choice experiment in China

Characteristics

N (%)

Gender

 

  Male

342 (53.52)

  Female

297 (46.48)

Age

 

  < 65

266 (41.63)

  65–74

241 (37.71)

  ≥ 75

132 (20.66)

Education

 

  Unschooled

121 (18.94)

  Elementary school

195 (30.52)

  Junior high school/High school

255 (39.90)

  Junior college or above

68 (10.64)

Occupation

 

  Farmer

264 (41.32)

  Urban employee

143 (22.38)

  Retiree

156 (24.41)

  Unemployed and freelancers

76 (11.89)

Monthly household income (CNY)

 

  ≤ 2,000

88 (13.77)

  2,001 ~ 4,000

126 (19.72)

  4,001 ~ 6,000

130 (20.34)

  6,001 ~ 8,000

98 (15.34)

  8,001 ~ 10,000

60 (9.39)

  10,001 ~ 12,000

43 (6.73)

  > 12,000

94 (14.71)

Complications

 

  With

306 (47.89)

  Without

333 (52.11)