Table 1 Definitions of variables
Variable | Description |
|---|---|
Dependent variable | |
 Health care-seeking behavior | Coded: 1 if the individual self-reported consulting a doctor; 0 otherwise |
Independent variable | |
 Smoking status | |
  Current smoking | Coded: 1 if the individual currently smokes cigarettes; 0 otherwise |
  Former smoking | Coded: 1 if the individual has quit smoking; 0 otherwise |
  Never smoking | Coded: 1 if the individual has never smoked; 0 otherwise |
  Regular drinking | Coded: 1 if the individual drank alcohol at least 3 times a week in past month; 0 otherwise |
  Physical inactivity | Coded: 1 if the individual never participated in physical exercise in the past week; 0 otherwise |
 Age group | |
  16–24 | Coded: 1 if the individual is 16–24 years old; 0 otherwise |
  25–64 | Coded: 1 if the individual is 25–64 years old; 0 otherwise |
   > =65 | Coded: 1 if the individual is > = 65 years old; 0 otherwise |
  Male | Coded: 1 if the individual is male; 0 for female |
 Educational attainment | |
  Illiterate | Coded: 1 if the individual is illiterate; 0 otherwise |
  Elementary school | Coded: 1 if the individual attends elementary school; 0 otherwise |
  Middle school | Coded: 1 if the individual graduated from middle school; 0 otherwise |
  High school | Coded: 1 if the individual graduated from high school; 0 otherwise |
  Above three-year college | Coded: 1 if the individual graduated from above three-year college; 0 otherwise |
  Married | Coded: 1 if the individual is married; 0 otherwise |
  Urban residency | Coded: 1 if the individual is an urban resident; 0 for rural resident |
 Medical insurance | |
  GMI | Coded: 1 if the individual is enrolled in the Government Medical Insurance; 0 otherwise |
  UEMI | Coded: 1 if the individual is enrolled in the Urban Employee Medical Insurance; 0 otherwise |
  URMI | Coded: 1 if the individual is enrolled in the Urban Resident Medical Insurance; 0 otherwise |
  NRCMI | Coded: 1 if the individual is enrolled in the New Rural Cooperative Medical Insurance; 0 otherwise |
  Other Insurance | Coded: 1 if the individual is enrolled in supplementary medical insurance; 0 otherwise |
  No Insurance | Coded: 1 if the individual does not have medical insurance; 0 otherwise |
  Household income | Net household income (10,000 Yuan) |
  Economically active | Coded: 1 if the individual reports participating in agricultural jobs, working for wages for an employer, or working for oneself rather than an employer; 0 if the individual reports being a temporary worker, retired, unemployed, or a student; |
 Health status | |
  Poor | Coded: 1 if the individual reports his or her health status to be poor; 0 otherwise |
  Fair | Coded: 1 if the individual reports his or her health status to be fair; 0 otherwise |
  Good | Coded: 1 if the individual reports his or her health status to be good, very good, or excellent; 0 otherwise |
  Chronic conditions | Coded: 1 if the individual has had doctor-diagnosed chronic diseases in the past 6 months; 0 otherwise |
 Severity of physical discomfort | |
  Mild | Coded: 1 if the individual perceives himself or herself to have had mild physical discomfort in the past 2 weeks; 0 otherwise |
  Moderate | Coded: 1 if the individual perceives himself or herself to have had moderate physical discomfort in the past 2 weeks; 0 otherwise |
  Serious | Coded: 1 if the individual perceives himself or herself to have had serious physical discomfort in the past 2 weeks; 0 otherwise |