Table 2 Bivariate Correlates* of annual physical examination use among rural Chinese elderly aged 60 or over
From: The use of annual physical examinations among the elderly in rural China: a cross-sectional study
Potential predictor | User of annual physical examination | Nonusers of annual physical examination (n = 412) | χ2 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 716) | ||||||
N | % | N | % | |||
Occupation | ||||||
 Farmer | 541 | 75.6 | 346 | 84 | 13.495 | 0.001 |
 Self-employed or | 69 | 9.6 | 34 | 8.3 | ||
 migrant worker | ||||||
 Civil servant or retired | 106 | 14.8 | 32 | 7.8 | ||
Number of household members | ||||||
 1 | 73 | 10.2 | 24 | 5.8 | 11.754 | 0.008 |
 2 | 189 | 26.4 | 89 | 21.6 | ||
 3-4 | 237 | 33.1 | 151 | 36.7 | ||
 5 and above | 217 | 30.3 | 148 | 35.9 | ||
Health knowledge level | ||||||
 Below average | 403 | 56.3 | 286 | 69.4 | 19.793 | <.001 |
 Average | 228 | 31.8 | 86 | 20.9 | ||
 Above average | 85 | 11.9 | 40 | 9.7 | ||
Health communication channel | ||||||
TV or radio broadcast | ||||||
 No | 276 | 38.5 | 240 | 58.3 | 40.914 | <.001 |
 Yes | 440 | 61.5 | 172 | 41.7 | ||
Internet | ||||||
 No | 633 | 88.4 | 393 | 95.4 | 15.493 | <.001 |
 Yes | 83 | 11.6 | 19 | 4.6 | ||
Bulletin board | ||||||
 No | 327 | 45.7 | 317 | 76.9 | 104.395 | <.001 |
 Yes | 389 | 54.3 | 95 | 23.1 | ||
Doctor | ||||||
 No | 144 | 20.1 | 166 | 40.3 | 53.435 | <.001 |
 Yes | 572 | 79.9 | 246 | 59.7 | ||
Family member and friend | ||||||
 No | 270 | 37.7 | 217 | 52.7 | 23.857 | <.001 |
 Yes | 446 | 62.3 | 195 | 47.3 | ||