Table 1 Socio-demographic features by socioeconomic level
From: Who benefited from the New Rural Cooperative Medical System in China? A case study on Anhui Province
Variables | N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poorest 20 % | Quintile 2 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 4 | Wealthiest 20 % | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 940 (48.5) | 944 (48.7) | 949 (48.9) | 955 (49.3) | 939 (48.3) |
Female | 1000 (51.5) | 994 (51.3) | 992 (51.1) | 984 (50.7) | 1004 (51.7) |
Education | |||||
Under primary school | 556 (28.7) | 524 (27.0) | 502 (25.9) | 493 (25.4) | 414 (21.3) |
Primary school | 729 (37.6) | 718 (37.0) | 686 (35.3) | 664 (34.2) | 577 (29.7) |
Middle school | 540 (27.8) | 565 (29.2) | 589 (30.3) | 590 (30.4) | 671 (34.5) |
High school or more | 115 (5.9) | 131 (6.8) | 164 (8.4) | 192 (9.9) | 281 (14.5) |
Age (years) | |||||
−14 | 367 (18.9) | 362 (18.7) | 340 (17.5) | 342 (17.6) | 241 (12.4) |
15–64 | 1288 (66.4) | 1304 (67.3) | 1363 (70.2) | 1366 (70.4) | 1518 (78.1) |
65+ | 285 (14.7) | 272 (14.0) | 238 (12.3) | 231 (11.9) | 184 (9.5) |