Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants by GRP area
Characteristic | Total n (%) | High-GRP areas n (%) | Middle-GRP areas n (%) | Low-GRP areas n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physicians | ||||
 Total | 319 (100) | 107 (33.5) | 115 (36.1) | 97 (30.4) |
 Gender | ||||
  Male | 159 (49.8) | 49 (45.8) | 57 (49.6) | 53 (54.6) |
  Female | 160 (50.2) | 58 (54.2) | 58 (50.4) | 44 (45.4) |
 Age (years) | ||||
   < 30 | 75 (23.5) | 26 (24.3) | 32 (27.8) | 17 (17.5) |
  30– | 96 (30.1) | 36 (33.6) | 32 (27.8) | 28 (28.9) |
  40– | 89 (27.9) | 27 (25.2) | 34 (29.6) | 28 (28.9) |
   ≥ 50 | 59 (18.5) | 18 (16.8) | 17 (14.8) | 24 (24.7) |
 Education | ||||
  High school or below | 3 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.0) |
  Junior college | 185 (58.0) | 55 (51.4) | 74 (64.3) | 56 (57.7) |
  College | 131 (41.1) | 51 (47.7) | 40 (34.8) | 40 (41.2) |
 Practice area | ||||
  Urban | 136 (42.6) | 51 (47.7) | 51 (44.3) | 34 (35.1) |
  Rural | 183 (57.4) | 56 (52.3) | 64 (55.7) | 63 (64.9) |
 Experience in PC (years) | ||||
   < 5 | 55 (17.2) | 17 (15.9) | 24 (20.9) | 14 (14.4) |
  5– | 89 (27.9) | 35 (32.7) | 34 (29.6) | 20 (20.6) |
  15– | 91 (28.5) | 31 (29.0) | 34 (29.6) | 26 (26.8) |
  25– | 84 (26.3) | 24 (22.4) | 23 (20.0) | 37 (38.1) |
 Specialization | ||||
  General practice | 157 (49.2) | 55 (51.4) | 52 (45.2) | 50 (51.5) |
  Traditional Chinese medicine | 112 (35.1) | 35 (32.7) | 46 (40.0) | 31 (32.0) |
  Specialist and other | 50 (15.7) | 17 (15.9) | 17 (14.8) | 16 (16.5) |
Patients | ||||
 Total | 641 (100) | 233 (36.3) | 192 (30.0) | 216 (33.7) |
 Gender | ||||
  Male | 301 (47.0) | 105 (45.1) | 98 (51.0) | 98 (45.4) |
  Female | 340 (53.0) | 128 (54.9) | 94 (49.0) | 118 (54.6) |
 Age (years) | ||||
  18– | 56 (8.7) | 18 (7.7) | 18 (9.4) | 20 (9.3) |
  40– | 211 (32.9) | 82 (35.2) | 49 (25.5) | 80 (37.0) |
  50– | 165 (25.7) | 65 (27.9) | 50 (26.0) | 50 (23.1) |
   ≥ 60 | 209 (32.6) | 68 (29.2) | 75 (39.1) | 66 (30.6) |
 Education | ||||
  Primary school or illiteracy | 190 (29.6) | 59 (25.3) | 61 (31.8) | 70 (32.4) |
  Middle school | 190 (29.6) | 53 (22.7) | 71 (37.0) | 66 (30.6) |
  High school | 189 (29.5) | 63 (27.0) | 52 (27.1) | 74 (34.3) |
  College or higher education | 72 (11.2) | 58 (24.9) | 8 (4.2) | 6 (2.8) |
 Employment status | ||||
  Employed | 288 (44.9) | 115 (49.4) | 90 (46.9) | 83 (38.4) |
  Self-employed or family business | 223 (34.8) | 60 (25.8) | 67 (34.9) | 96 (44.4) |
  Retired/unemployed | 130 (20.3) | 58 (24.9) | 35 (18.2) | 37 (17.1) |
 Self-evaluated health status | ||||
  Very good | 35 (5.5) | 9 (3.9) | 13 (6.8) | 13 (6.0) |
  Good | 136 (21.2) | 51 (21.9) | 44 (22.9) | 41 (19.0) |
  Fair | 346 (54.0) | 127 (54.5) | 99 (51.6) | 120 (55.6) |
  Poor | 124 (19.3) | 46 (19.7) | 36 (18.8) | 42 (19.4) |
 Declared household income | ||||
  Below average | 326 (50.9) | 119 (51.1) | 100 (52.1) | 107 (49.5) |
  Average | 315 (49.1) | 114 (48.9) | 92 (47.9) | 109 (50.5) |
  Above average | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
 Chronic disease | ||||
  Yes | 428 (66.8) | 164 (70.4) | 131 (68.2) | 133 (61.6) |
  No | 213 (33.2) | 69 (29.6) | 61 (31.8) | 83 (38.4) |