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Table 2 Characteristics of respondents’ perceived equity of the Chinese healthcare system

From: Prioritizing the perceived equity of the residents to construct an equitable health care system: evidence from a national cross-sectional study in China

Variables

The score of perceived equity (Mean ± SD, 0~10)

P

Gender

 Female

6.72 ± 2.59

0.271

 Male

6.66 ± 2.65

Age (year)

 18-

6.70 ± 2.61

0.277

 45-

6.73 ± 2.59

 60-

6.62 ± 2.66

Education

 Illiteracy

6.86 ± 2.59

< 0.01

 Primary school

6.81 ± 2.59

 Middle school

6.69 ± 2.61

 High school

6.60 ± 2.65

 Undergraduate or over

6.47 ± 2.66

Economic status

 Low-income family

6.69 ± 2.62

0.663

 Not low-income family

6.71 ± 2.59

SHIs coverage

 No health insurance

6.68 ± 2.57

< 0.01

 NCMS

6.80 ± 2.59

 MIUR

6.48 ± 2.69

 MIUW

6.49 ± 2.67

Satisfaction of SHI reimbursement ratio

 Not satisfied

6.57 ± 2.69

< 0.01

 Uncertain

6.63 ± 2.63

 Satisfied

6.87 ± 2.56

Geographical area

 Eastern area

6.90 ± 2.57

< 0.01

 Central area

6.65 ± 2.58

 Western area

6.42 ± 2.70

District

 Urban

6.53 ± 2.65

< 0.01

 Rural

6.88 ± 2.56

Number of GP per 10,000 residents

 Inadequate

6.65 ± 2.61

< 0.01

 Medium

6.77 ± 2.61

 Adequate

6.98 ± 2.70

Satisfaction of the latest treatment

 Not satisfied

6.66 ± 2.67

0.269

 Uncertain

6.67 ± 2.61

 Satisfied

6.76 ± 2.60

In total

6.69 ± 2.59

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