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Table 2 Characteristics of study variables and univariate analysis examining factors associated with health service utilization

From: What limits the utilization of health services among the rural population in the Dabie Mountains- Evidence from Hubei province, China?

Variables

Total N (%)

Health service utilization

P

Yes

No

All the residents

1003(100)

489(48.8)

514(51.2)

 

Gender

   

0.026

Male

426(42.5)

192(45.1)

234(54.9)

 

Female

577(57.5)

297(51.5)

280(48.5)

 

Age

   

<0.001

15–30 years

79(7.9)

53(67.1)

26(32.9)

 

30–45 years

187(18.6)

116(62.0)

71(38.0)

 

45–60 years

462(46.1)

206(44.6)

256(55.4)

 

> = 60 years

275(27.4)

114(41.5)

161(58.5)

 

Marital status

   

0.379

Unmarried

173(17.2)

82(47.4)

91(52.6)

 

Married

830(82.8)

407(49.0)

423(51.0)

 

Level of education

   

0.181

< primary school graduate

336(33.5)

154(45.8)

182(54.2)

 

< high school graduate

556(55.4)

273(49.1)

283(50.9)

 

Higher studies

111(11.1)

62(55.9)

49(44.1)

 

Job category

   

0.03

Agricultural workers

797(79.5)

376(47.2)

421(52.8)

 

Non-agricultural workers

206(20.5)

113(54.9)

93(45.1)

 

Household size

   

0.003

1 person

91(9.1)

45(49.5)

46(50.5)

 

2 persons

347(34.6)

146(42.1)

201(57.9)

 

3 persons

233(23.2)

108(46.4)

125(53.6)

 

4 persons

187(18.6)

108(57.8)

79(42.2)

 

> = 5 persons

145(14.5)

82(56.6)

63(43.4)

 

Medical insurance

   

0.095

Uninsured

28(2.8)

8(28.6)

20(71.4)

 

New rural cooperative medical care system(NCMS)

961(95.8)

474(49.3)

487(50.7)

 

Other kind of insurance

14(1.4)

7(50.0)

7(50.0)

 

Transportation media

   

0.247

Walking

856(85.3)

413(48.2)

443(51.8)

 

Communication media

147(14.7)

76(51.7)

71(48.3)

 

Travel time

   

0.022

<30 minutes

471(47.0)

216(45.9)

255(54.1)

 

30–60 minutes

423(42.2)

207(48.9)

216(51.1)

 

>60 minutes

109(10.8)

66(60.6)

43(39.4)

 

Household net income per year

   

0.009

<RMB5000

310(30.9)

140(45.2)

170(54.8)

 

RMB5000–10000

297(29.6)

142(47.8)

155(52.2)

 

RMB10000–20000

127(12.7)

55(43.3)

72(56.7)

 

RMB20000–40000

154(15.3)

79(51.3)

75(48.7)

 

> = RMB40000

115(11.5)

73(63.5)

42(36.5)

 

Number of chronic illnesses

   

0.143

0–1

560(55.8)

277(49.5)

283(50.5)

 

1–2

329(32.8)

151(45.9)

178(54.1)

 

2–3

92(9.2)

53(57.6)

39(42.4)

 

>2–4

22(2.2)

8(36.4)

14(63.6)

 
  1. (n = 1,003).