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Table 1 Sample Characteristics

From: The impact of contract service policy and doctor communication skills on rural patient-doctor trust relationship in the village clinics of three counties

Variables

N (574)

Percentage (%)

Gender

 Male

315

54.88

 Female

259

45.12

Identity

 Farmer

526

91.64

 Non-farmer

48

8.36

Age

  ≤ 40

72

12.54

 41–59

264

45.99

  ≥ 60

238

41.46

Marital status

 Married

519

90.42

 Unmarried

12

2.09

 Divorced or Widowed

43

7.49

Education

 Primary school or below

184

32.06

 Junior high school

254

44.25

 Senior high school or above

136

23.69

Family income (Yuan)

  ≤ 9999

173

30.14

 10,000–29,999

290

50.52

  ≥ 30,000

111

19.34

Type of disease

 Influenza

70

12.19

 Stomach illness

50

8.70

 Headache

63

10.98

 Tooth disease

63

10.98

 Hypertension

110

19.16

 Diabetes

102

17.78

 Chronic bronchitis

50

8.71

 Others

66

11.50

Medicine expenditure in one year (Yuan)

  ≤ 999

203

35.37

 1000–2999

169

29.44

 3000–5999

97

16.90

  ≥ 6000

105

18.29

Attitude toward minimum payment of RCMI

 Low

69

12.02

 Suitable

267

46.52

 High

238

41.46

Attitude toward medicine expenditure after the RCMI

 Decrease

329

57.32

 Unchanged

125

21.78

 Increase

120

20.91

Satisfaction with drug supply of village clinic

 Yes

384

66.90

 No

190

33.10

Satisfaction with drug treatment effect

 Bad

19

3.31

 Good

555

96.69

Status of contract service

 Signed

358

62.37

 No

216

37.63