From: Why not see a doctor when ill? Evidence from the Chinese elderly
Factors | No need | Inconvenient traffic or no time to see doctor | Distrust doctors or hospital service | Could not afford | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
Female | 675 (63.59) | 69 (5.85) | 48 (4.29) | 187 (15.79) | 124 (10.48) |
Male | 575 (65.55) | 44 (4.96) | 44 (5.10) | 128 (13.49) | 81 (10.90) |
Age group | |||||
75+ | 109 (53.40) | 19 (7.39) | 17 (5.34) | 35 (13.12) | 33 (20.74) |
60–74 | 475 (60.39) | 43 (5.77) | 39 (4.67) | 137 (16.54) | 103 (12.64) |
45–59 | 666 (70.97) | 51 (4.62) | 36 (4.44) | 143 (13.83) | 69 (6.14) |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 989 (67.89) | 79 (4.99) | 70 (4.58) | 237 (14.04) | 143 (8.49) |
Othersa | 261 (54.21) | 34 (6.80) | 22 (4.88) | 78 (16.91) | 62 (17.20) |
Hukou | |||||
Rural | 895 (61.55) | 92 (6.05) | 69 (5.30) | 253 (16.30) | 156 (10.80) |
Urban | 240 (73.70) | 13 (4.21) | 17 (3.86) | 32 (10.05) | 33 (8.17) |
Education | |||||
No formal | 218 (53.49) | 29 (6.75) | 14 (3.06) | 80 (20.07) | 65 (16.63) |
Elementary school | 373 (62.52) | 27 (4.95) | 27 (4.70) | 105 (17.22) | 56 (10.61) |
Middle school and above | 245 (73.11) | 16 (3.84) | 15 (4.22) | 39 (10.70) | 32 (8.14) |
Income | |||||
Low | 436 (64.24) | 43 (6.40) | 34 (5.36) | 110 (15.35) | 68 (8.65) |
Middle | 383 (58.93) | 37 (5.19) | 30 (4.09) | 123 (18.49) | 80 (13.30) |
High | 398 (70.29) | 31 (4.78) | 28 (4.81) | 70 (9.13) | 55 (10.99) |
Access to pensionb | |||||
No | 319 (57.51) | 28 (4.45) | 29 (5.42) | 114 (22.37) | 63 (10.25) |
Yes | 931 (67.18) | 84 (5.75) | 62 (4.38) | 200 (11.86) | 142 (10.84) |
Access to health insurancec | |||||
No | 101 (58.00) | 8 (3.76) | 10 (4.51) | 46 (22.78) | 20 (10.96) |
Yes | 1149 (65.19) | 105 (5.63) | 82 (4.67) | 269 (13.88) | 185 (10.63) |
Self-reported general health status | |||||
Bad | 218 (51.76) | 22 (4.16) | 31 (6.10) | 124 (26.34) | 58 (11.65) |
Fair | 496 (66.46) | 40 (4.75) | 27 (4.41) | 112 (15.36) | 72 (9.01) |
Very good/good | 457 (72.85) | 40 (6.17) | 28 (4.49) | 64 (8.52) | 53 (7.97) |
Chronic illness | |||||
No chronic disease | 211 (74.89) | 19 (5.69) | 10 (3.32) | 28 (9.36) | 24 (6.74) |
One chronic disease | 214 (74.10) | 13 (3.80) | 8 (3.87) | 30 (9.92) | 22 (8.32) |
Two chronic diseases | 167 (65.46) | 14 (5.81) | 9 (5.33) | 35 (14.38) | 25 (9.02) |
Three and more chronic diseases | 376 (55.49) | 42 (5.41) | 41 (4.80) | 152 (19.39) | 94 (14.90) |