Factors associated with health-seeking behavior among migrant workers in Beijing, China

Table 5 Association of demographic characteristics and health seeking behavior among migrant workers who fell sick in the past two weeks

Characteristic	Number of fallen sick	Number of those who saw a doctor (%)	χ ²	Pvalue
Gender
Female	157	58(36.9)	0.036	0.850
Male	167	60(35.9)
Age(years)
15-19	45	17(37.8)	0.827	0.975
20-29	53	19(35.8)
30-39	48	21(43.8)
40-49	57	15(26.3)
50-59	61	23(37.7)
Over 60	60	23(38.3)
Education
Illiteracy	53	12(22.6)	9.857	0.043
Primary school	65	21(32.3)
Secondary school	145	55(37.9)
High school	51	24(47.1)
University/college degree	10	6(60.0)
Occupation
Wholesale and retail	41	21(51.2)	10.699	0.098
Lodging catering service	52	14(26.9)
Construction	40	10(25.0)
Manufacturing	46	15(32.6)
Transport, storage and postal	42	17(40.5)
Domestic service	58	26(44.8)
Others	45	15(33.3)
Working hours per day(hours)
Less 8	70	34(48.6)	15.290	0.004
8-9	60	27 (45.0)
10-11	56	23(41.1)
12-13	65	17(26.2)
Over 13	73	17(23.3)
Monthly household income per capita (RMB)
Less 250	65	10(15.4)	37.198	0.000
251-500	59	15(25.4)
501-750	51	16(31.4)
751-1000	63	26(41.3)
1001-1250	46	25(54.3)
Over 1250	40	26(65.0)
Duration of stay in Beijing(years)
Less 1	89	25(28.1)	4.075	0.130
1-5	123	51(41.5)
Over 5	112	42(37.5)
Insurance coverage
Yes	20	14(70.0)	10.380	0.001
No	304	104(34.2)

Note: 309 (324 incidents) of the total respondents fell ill within the past two weeks(n = 324).

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