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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of survey respondents

From: A study on the equality and benefit of China’s national health care system

Characteristic

Proportion (%)

Cities

Zhenjiang

19.3

Dongguan

16.8

Chengdu

24.8

Shenmu

21.1

Yinchuan

18.0

Age distribution

40 and Below

57.2

41–60

29.4

61 and Above

12.2

Not Available

1.2

Gender proportion

Male

51.5

Groups

Urban Workers

37.5

Urban Residents

28.0

Rural Residents

34.5

Occupational distribution

Civil Servants and Staff of Public Institutions

20.4

Staff of Foreign-Funded and Private Enterprises

14.5

Staff without Fixed Employment

59.3

Retirees

5.8

Educational background

Primary School and Below

15.8

Middle School

46.4

Junior College and Above

37.8

Household registration types

Local

62.4

Non-Local

14.4

Not Available

23.2

One-year hospitalization rate

Yes

10.2

No

87.1

Not Available

2.7

Take Exercise

Frequently

27.8

Sometimes

52.6

Never

19.2

Not Available

0.4

Monthly health condition

Very Good

16.4

Good

36.6

Average

38.8

Poor

6.1

Very Poor

0.8

Not Available

1.3

Incidence of chronic disease

Yes

14.9

No

85.1

Two-week morbidity rate

Yes

8.5

No

88.5

Not Available

3.0