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Table 1 Characteristics of study population (%)

From: Child health insurance coverage: a survey among temporary and permanent residents in Shanghai

 

All Residents

N = 1907

Temporary Residents

N = 960

Permanent Residents

N = 947

Children characteristics

   

   Male

51.1

51.5

50.8

   Mean age (s.d.*2)

3.4(1.9)

3.4(1.9)

3.4(1.9)

   Self-perceived health status

   

Good

52.0

47.7

56.2

Fair

42.3

45.6

38.9

Poor

5.7

6.7

4.9

   Illness within 2 weeks

18.3

15.4

21.2

   Hospitalization within 1 year

3.1

2.7

3.5

Parents characteristics

   

   Average family income (Yuan/Month)

   

Below 3000

40.3

53.1

27.2

3000–6000

42.0

35.0

49.0

Above 6000

17.7

11.9

23.8

   Mother's education

   

Elementary school

5.4

10.2

0.5

High school

63.3

78.5

47.9

College

31.3

11.3

51.6

   Mother's occupation

   

Labour

18.9

15.5

22.3

Official

17.5

7.0

28.1

Business

37.6

42.1

33.1

Unemployed

26.1

35.4

16.6

Father's education

   

Elementary school

2.1

4.1

0.0

High school

59.0

76.6

41.2

College

38.9

19.3

58.8

Father's occupation

   

Labour

27.2

24.9

29.5

Official

20.6

12.5

28.9

Business

49.7

60.6

38.6

Unemployed

2.5

2.0

3.0

Child living with parents only

60.7

66.8

54.6

  1. *Notes:
  2. 1. P-values are calculated from two-tailed chi-square test;
  3. 2. Standard deviation is reported in the parentheses.