Table 8 Treatment for minor ailments of floating elderly with different characteristics n (%)
Variable | Value | Treatment for minor ailments | χ2 (P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
see a doctor | buy medicine or self-medicate | bring medicine from hometown | not treat | |||
Education level | 45.768 (< 0.001) | |||||
undergraduate college and above | 66 (6.0) | 50 (4.6) | 4 (10.8) | 0 (0.0) | ||
specialized subject in college | 88 (7.9) | 65 (6.0) | 7 (18.9) | 1 (3.0) | ||
high school/technical secondary school | 214 (19.3) | 168 (15.6) | 4 (10.8) | 3 (9.1) | ||
junior high school | 313 (28.2) | 323 (30.0) | 11 (29.7) | 6 (18.2) | ||
primary school | 269 (24.3) | 330 (30.6) | 9 (24.3) | 15 (45.5) | ||
not been to school | 158 (14.3) | 141 (13.1) | 2 (5.4) | 8 (24.2) | ||
Household registration type | 19.719 (< 0.001) | |||||
agricultural | 490 (44.2) | 529 (49.1) | 8 (21.6) | 20 (60.6) | ||
non-agricultural | 618 (55.8) | 548 (50.9) | 29 (78.4) | 13 (39.4) | ||
Floating scope | 22.240 (0.004) | |||||
trans-provincial | 932 (84.1) | 863 (80.1) | 34 (91.9) | 31 (93.9) | ||
trans-city | 120 (10.8) | 162 (15.0) | 2 (5.4) | 1 (3.0) | ||
trans-county | 56 (5.1) | 52 (4.8) | 1 (2.7) | 1 (3.0) | ||
Floating reasons | 28.409 (0.005) | |||||
work and do business | 171 (16.9) | 205 (20.2) | 4 (12.1) | 14 (48.3) | ||
take care of children/grandchildren or float with family members | 504 (49.7) | 495 (48.7) | 19 (57.6) | 12 (41.4) | ||
treat diseases | 9 (0.9) | 6 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
live a retired life | 330 (32.5) | 310 (30.5) | 10 (30.3) | 3 (10.3) | ||
Main economic source | 50.055 (< 0.001) | |||||
labor income | 130 (11.7) | 174 (16.2) | 5 (13.5) | 15 (45.5) | ||
savings/rent | 18 (1.6) | 15 (1.4) | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | ||
pension | 633 (57.1) | 541 (50.2) | 25 (67.6) | 10 (30.3) | ||
subsistence allowance | 15 (1.4) | 17 (1.6) | 1 (2.7) | 1 (3.0) | ||
family members | 262 (23.6) | 272 (25.3) | 4 (10.8) | 5 (15.2) | ||
Number of friends there | 29.747 (0.003) | |||||
none | 112 (10.2) | 147 (13.8) | 8 (21.6) | 6 (18.8) | ||
1 ~ 5 | 449 (40.8) | 455 (42.8) | 12 (32.4) | 10 (31.3) | ||
6 ~ 10 | 287 (26.1) | 283 (26.6) | 11 (29.7) | 13 (40.6) | ||
> 10 | 253 (23.0) | 179 (16.8) | 6 (16.2) | 3 (9.4) | ||
Insurance type | 97.155 (< 0.001) | |||||
new rural cooperation | 347 (31.3) | 424 (39.4) | 6 (16.2) | 16 (48.5) | ||
cooperation between urban and rural residents | 44 (4.0) | 33 (3.1) | 3 (8.1) | 0 (0.0) | ||
medical insurance for urban residents | 131 (11.8) | 94 (8.7) | 4 (10.8) | 1 (3.0) | ||
medical insurance for urban workers | 288 (26.0) | 310 (28.8) | 10 (27.0) | 6 (18.2) | ||
free medical service | 31 (2.8) | 22 (2.0) | 2 (5.4) | 0 (0.0) | ||
uninsured | 267 (24.1) | 194 (18.0) | 12 (32.4) | 10 (30.3) | ||
Hypertension or diabetes | 14.452 (0.006) | |||||
yes | 293 (26.4) | 240 (22.3) | 13 (35.1) | 2 (6.1) | ||
no | 815 (73.6) | 837 (77.7) | 24 (64.9) | 31 (93.9) | ||