Table 2 Characteristics of 1048 respondents

Predisposing factors

 Sex

  Male

332 (31.68)

201 (31.21)

131 (32.43)

  Female

716 (68.32)

443 (68.79)

273 (67.57)

 Age

  35–59

494 (47.14)

336 (52.17)

158 (39.11)

  60–69

397 (37.88)

222 (34.47)

175 (43.32)

  70–75

157 (14.98)

86 (13.35)

71 (17.57)

 Education

  Illiteracy

384 (36.64)

220 (34.16)

164 (40.59)

  Elementary school

370 (35.31)

233 (36.18)

137 (33.91)

  Middle school

212 (20.23)

134 (20.81)

78 (19.31)

  High school or higher

76 (7.25)

53 (8.23)

23 (5.69)

  Missing

6 (0.57)

4 (0.62)

2 (0.50)

 Marital status

  Others (single, divorced, widowed and separated)

107 (10.21)

55 (8.54)

52 (12.87)

  Married

935 (89.22)

585 (90.84)

350 (86.63)

  Missing

6 (0.57)

4 (0.62)

2 (0.50)

Enabling factors

 Healthcare expenditure in the previous year(CNY)

  < 3,000

664 (63.36)

452 (70.19)

212 (52.48)

  3,000–4,999

117 (11.16)

69 (10.71)

48 (11.88)

  5,000–9,999

131 (12.50)

72 (11.18)

59 (14.60)

  >  = 10,000

136 (12.98)

51 (7.92)

85 (21.04)

 Medical insurance

  UEBMI

30 (2.86)

17 (2.64)

13 (3.22)

  URRBMI

1018 (97.14)

627 (97.36)

391 (96.78)

 Convenience of medical cost reimbursement

  No reimbursed

133 (12.69)

89 (13.82)

44 (10.89)

  Inconvenient

96 (9.16)

50 (7.76)

46 (11.39)

  Convenient

226 (21.56)

156 (24.22)

70 (17.33)

  Very convenient

577 (55.06)

339 (52.64)

238 (58.91)

  Missing

16 (1.53)

10 (1.55)

6 (1.49)

Need factors

 PHC visits due to illness

  No

315 (30.06)

200 (31.06)

115 (28.47)

  Yes

732 (69.85)

443 (68.79)

289 (71.53)

  Missing

1 (0.10)

1 (0.16)

 Polypharmacy

  No

770 (73.47)

553 (85.87)

217 (53.71)

  Yes

278 (26.53)

91 (14.13)

187 (46.29)

 Need of guidance on health issues

  No

326 (31.11)

196 (30.43)

130 (32.18)

  Yes

722 (68.89)

448 (69.57)

274 (67.82)