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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Correlates of unequal access to preventive care in China: a multilevel analysis of national data from the 2011 China Health and Nutrition Survey

Characteristics of participants

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Demographic Characteristics

  

 Age

  

  18-44

4489

33.3

  45-59

4821

35.7

  60+

4173

31.0

 Sex

  

  Female

7043

52.2

  Male

6440

47.8

Socioeconomic status

  

 Marital status

  

  Never married

743

5.5

  Married

11292

83.8

  Other

1448

10.7

 Educational attainment

  

  No formal education

3073

22.8

  Primary school

2376

17.6

  Middle school

4192

31.1

  High school

2517

18.7

  University

1325

9.8

 Annual household income per capita (RMB)*

  

   < 4370 (≤20 percentile)

~ (poorest 20 percentage)

2697

20.0

  4370-8434 (≤40 percentile)

2696

20.0

  8435-13540 (≤60 percentile)

2698

20.0

  13541-21107 (≤80 percentile)

2693

20.0

   > 21107 (>80 percentile)

2699

20.0

Health condition

  

 Illness over past 4 weeks

  

  No

11083

82.2

  Yes

2400

17.8

 Chronic conditions

  

  No

10806

80.2

  Yes

2677

19.9

Medical insurance

  

 CMI

  

  Yes

421

3.1

  No

13062

96.9

 BSMI

  

  NRCMS

7833

58.1

  BMIUR

2178

16.2

  BMIUE

3472

25.8

Residency

  

 Region of residence

  

  Northeastern

1904

14.1

  Western

3528

26.2

  Central

3619

26.8

  Eastern

4432

32.9

 Type of community

  

  Urban neighborhood

2121

15.7

  Suburban village

2738

20.3

  County town

1822

13.5

  Rural village

6802

50.5

  1. Note: *1RMB = US$0.15; CMI: Commercial Medical Insurance; BSMI: Basic Social Medical Insurance; UEBMI: Urban Employees Basic Medical Insurance; URBMI: Urban Residents Basic Medical Insurance; NRCMS: New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme