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Table 2 Demographic characteristic of study participants

From: Current perspectives on China’s national essential medicine system: primary care provider and patient views

 

Patients

Providers

Characteristics

N

%

N

%

Total

175

100

134

100

Gender

 Male

88

50.3

57

42.5

 Female

87

49.7

77

57.5

Age (years)

 <30

32

18.3

30

22.4

 30–50

99

56.6

94

70.1

 >50

44

25.1

10

7.5

Education level

 High school and below

170

97.1

24

17.9

 Junior college

3

1.7

86

64.2

 Bachelor

2

1.1

24

17.9

Length of employment (years)

 <5

-

-

33

24.6

 5–10

-

-

31

23.1

 11–20

-

-

47

35.1

 >20

-

-

23

17.2

Professional qualification

 NA

-

-

30

22.4

 Primary

-

-

72

53.7

 Junior

-

-

30

22.4

 Senior

-

-

2

1.5

Working department

 Physicians

-

-

76

56.7

 Pharmacists

-

-

19

14.2

 Nursing staff

-

-

21

15.7

 Health technicians

-

-

7

5.2

 Administration staff

-

-

11

8.2

Monthly income (yuan)

 <1000

-

-

22

16.4

 1000–2000

-

-

67

50

 >2000

-

-

45

33.6

Household income per month (yuan)

 <1000

118

67.4

-

-

 1000–2000

36

20.6

-

-

 >2000

21

12

-

-