Table 2 Description and comparison of the status quo of families with different health vulnerabilities [Mean ± SD, N(%)]
Variable | Total | Invulnerable families (n = 4533) | Vulnerable families(n = 922) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Predisposing factors | ||||
 Age (in years) | 55.17 ± 11.94 | 54.78 ± 11.61 | 57.05 ± 13.31 | <0.001 |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 3023(55.42) | 2506(55.28) | 517(56.07) | 0.66 |
 Female | 2432(44.58) | 2027(44.72) | 405(43.93) | |
Marital status | Â | Â | ||
 Single | 1710(31.35) | 1413(31.17) | 297(32.21) | 0.48 |
 Married | 3451(63.26) | 2884(63.62) | 567(61.50) | |
 Separated/Divorced | 47(0.86) | 38(0.84) | 9(0.98) | |
 Widowed | 247(4.53) | 198(4.37) | 49(5.31) | |
Ethnicity | ||||
 Han | 2908(53.31) | 2558(56.43) | 350(37.96) | <0.001 |
 Others | 2547(46.69) | 1975(43.57) | 572(62.04) | |
Family size | ||||
 Single | 224(4.11) | 222(4.90) | 2(0.22) | <0.001 |
 Small | 3480(63.79) | 3330(73.46) | 150(16.27) | |
 Big | 1751(32.10) | 981(21.64) | 770(83.51) | |
 Resident population | 3.66 ± 1.79 | 3.17 ± 1.34 | 6.09 ± 1.74 | <0.001 |
 Dependency ratio | 0.42 ± 0.37 | 0.40 ± 0.39 | 0.51 ± 0.24 | <0.001 |
Household occupation | Â | Â | ||
 Farmer | 3784(69.37) | 3201(70.62) | 583(63.23) | <0.001 |
 Rural nonfarm population | 1671(30.63) | 1332(29.38) | 339(36.77) | |
Enabling factors | ||||
 Educational level |  |  |  |  |
 No education | 1456(26.69) | 1009(24.24) | 357(38.72) | <0.001 |
 Primary school | 2148(39.38) | 1772(39.09) | 376(40.78) | |
 Secondary school | 1436(26.32) | 1278(28.19) | 158(17.14) | |
 High school or more | 415(7.61) | 384(8.47) | 31(3.36) | |
 Proportion of insured | 0.99 ± 0.07 | 0.99 ± 0.07 | 0.90 ± 0.07 | 0.39 |
Household incomes per capita | 16,421.60 ± 22,094.14 | 17,611.33 ± 23,484.40 | 10,572.31 ± 11,647.19 | <0.001 |
Household income grouping | ||||
 Low-income level | 1091(20.00) | 855(18.86) | 236(25.60) | <0.001 |
 Lower middle-income group | 1091(20.00) | 841(18.55) | 250(27.11) | |
 Middle-income group | 1091(20.00) | 914(20.16) | 177(19.20) | |
 Upper middle-income group | 1091(20.00) | 932(20.56) | 159(17.25) | |
 High-income level | 1091(20.00) | 991(21.86) | 100(10.85) | |
Whether it is a subsistence allowance | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 2694(49.39) | 2289(50.50) | 405(43.93) | <0.001 |
 No | 2761(50.61) | 2244(49.50) | 517(56.07) | |
Distance to nearest medical facility (km) | 1.73 ± 1.86 | 1.77 ± 1.91 | 1.54 ± 1.59 | <0.001 |
Percentage of serious disease insurance medical certificate | 0.02 ± 0.10 | 0.02 ± 0.10 | 0.31 ± 0.09 | 0.02 |
Need factors | ||||
Families suffer from chronic disease types | 1.22 ± 1.36 | 1.18 ± 1.36 | 1.41 ± 1.36 | <0.001 |
Average household health score | 78.00 ± 10.46 | 78.16 ± 10.46 | 77.28 ± 10.44 | 0.02 |
Number of medical consultations per household | 0.04 ± 0.15 | 0.04 ± 0.15 | 0.04 ± 0.12 | 0.76 |
Number of hospitalized persons | 0.24 ± 0.92 | 0.23 ± 0.89 | 0.28 ± 1.04 | 0.12 |
Number of days of family hospitalization | 6.94 ± 17.94 | 6.41 ± 18.17 | 9.57 ± 16.53 | <0.001 |
Whether bills were incurred due to illness | ||||
 Yes | 928(17.01) | 735(16.21) | 193(20.93) | 0.001 |
 No | 4527(82.99) | 3798(83.79) | 729(79.07) | |