Table 1 Descriptive statistics

Dependent Variables

Incidence of Health Poverty

1 = poor health and poverty occur simultaneously; 0 = otherwise

0.05

0.22

0.02

0.14

0.08

0.28

Health Status

1–5 represents self-rated health from very healthy to very unhealthy

2.90

1.16

2.85

1.13

2.95

1.18

Income

Annual personal economic income (RMB)

29635.73

65609.13

33287.79

39956.04

26126.25

82957.77

Explanatory Variables

Digital Literacy

1–4 represents digital literacy levels from weak to strong

2.65

1.16

2.79

1.11

2.51

1.19

Confidence

1–5 represents confidence level from very unconfident to very confident

4.07

0.96

4.11

0.92

4.03

1.00

Exercise Frequency

2 = often; 1 = sometimes;

0 = never

0.80

0.95

0.88

0.96

0.71

0.94

Medical Decisions

1–5 represents selection of medical institution level from low to high

3.20

1.61

3.32

1.63

3.08

1.58

Control Variables

Age

Years

44.59

15.88

43.22

15.18

45.91

16.41

Gender

1 = male; 0 = female

0.56

0.50

0.56

0.50

0.57

0.50

Marriage

1 = married; 0 = otherwise

0.79

0.40

0.79

0.41

0.80

0.40

Policital Status

1 = With a political identity;

0 = No political identity

0.04

0.19

0.02

0.16

0.05

0.22

Education

Years of schooling

7.38

5.05

8.85

4.60

5.97

5.05

Family Size

The number of members in the household

3.98

2.06

3.83

2.01

4.12

2.10

Medical convenience

1–5 represents the transportation convenience of seeking medical treatment from not convenient to convenient

3.26

0.96

3.47

0.90

3.05

0.98

Medical Service Level

1–5 represents medical service capacity from low to high

3.30

0.93

3.46

0.88

3.14

0.95