Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents (n,%)
Group | Before health education | After health education |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 1060 (52.14) | 1028 (50.57) |
Female | 973 (47.86) | 1005 (49.43) |
Age (y) | ||
15~ | 296 (14.56) | 298 (14.66) |
25~ | 451 (22.18) | 495 (24.35) |
35~ | 403 (19.82) | 407 (20.02) |
45~ | 474 (23.32) | 495 (24.35) |
55~ | 409 (20.12) | 338 (16.63) |
Nationality | ||
Han | 1995 (98.13) | 2020 (99.36) |
Minority | 13 (0.64) | 8 (0.39) |
Else | 25 (1.23) | 5 (0.25) |
Educational level | ||
Illiterate and semiliterate | 48 (2.36) | 44 (2.16) |
Primary school | 241 (11.85) | 196 (9.64) |
Junior high school | 655 (32.22) | 662 (32.56) |
Senior high/technical school | 523 (25.73) | 549 (27.00) |
Junior college/Bachelor degree or above | 544 (26.76) | 567 (27.89) |
Unknown | 22 (1.08) | 15 (0.74) |
Occupation | ||
Civil servants/employees of enterprises and public institutions | 192 (9.44) | 159 (7.82) |
Professional and technical staff | 222 (10.92) | 229 (11.26) |
Clerical and associated personnel | 139 (6.84) | 146 (7.18) |
Business and service personnel | 465 (22.87) | 416 (20.46) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishery or water industry personnel | 223 (10.97) | 222 (10.92) |
Production and transportation workers | 185 (9.10) | 198 (9.74) |
Else | 607 (29.86) | 663 (32.61) |
Marital status | ||
Spinsterhood | 430 (21.25) | 439 (21.59) |
Married | 1528 (75.16) | 1515 (74.52) |
Widowed | 19 (0.93) | 19 (0.93) |
Divorced | 41 (2.02) | 28 (1.38) |
Unstated marital status | 15 (0.74) | 32 (1.57) |
Income (yuan/month) | ||
<1000 | 294 (14.46) | 270 (13.28) |
1000~3000 | 641 (31.53) | 527 (25.92) |
3000~5000 | 884 (43.48) | 949 (46.68) |
5000~10000 | 187 (9.20) | 261 (12.84) |
≥10000 | 27 (1.33) | 26 (1.28) |
Payment method of medical expenses | ||
Basic medical insurance for urban workers | 1024 (50.37) | 981 (48.25) |
Basic medical insurance for urban residents | 414 (20.36) | 381 (18.74) |
New rural cooperative medical insurance | 474 (23.32) | 552 (27.15) |
poverty relief | 3 (0.15) | 6 (0.30) |
Commercial health insurance | 14 (0.69) | 7 (0.34) |
Free medical care | 21 (1.03) | 15 (0.74) |
Full medical care | 47 (2.31) | 37 (1.82) |
Else | 36 (1.77) | 54 (2.66) |