Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics
From: Measurement and analysis of equity in health: a case study conducted in Zhejiang Province, China
Variables | I (n(%)) | II (n(%)) | III (n(%)) | IV (n(%)) | VI (n(%)) | Total (n(%)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||
 Female | 302(48.1) | 268(49.9) | 272(50.3) | 254(49.9) | 298(50.3) | 1394(49.7) |
 Male | 326(51.9) | 269(50.1) | 269(49.7) | 255(50.1) | 294(49.7) | 1413(50.3) |
Age(years) | ||||||
 0–10 | 49(7.8) | 43(8.0) | 33(6.1) | 31(6.1) | 43(7.3) | 199(7.1) |
 11–20 | 55(8.8) | 55(10.2) | 46(8.5) | 44(8.6) | 43(7.3) | 243(8.7) |
 21–30 | 65(10.4) | 72(13.4) | 68(12.6) | 64(12.6) | 60(10.1) | 329(11.7) |
 31–40 | 61(9.7) | 70(13.0) | 68(12.6) | 84(16.5) | 110(18.6) | 393(14.0) |
 41–50 | 118(18.8) | 103(19.2) | 105(19.4) | 109(21.4) | 112(18.9) | 547(19.5) |
 51–60 | 99(15.8) | 64(11.9) | 79(14.6) | 88(17.3) | 125(21.1) | 455(16.2) |
 Over 60 | 181(28.8) | 130(24.2) | 142(26.2) | 89(17.5) | 99(16.7) | 641(22.8) |
Education | ||||||
 Illiteracy | 77(12.3) | 50(9.3) | 48(8.9) | 32(6.3) | 41(6.9) | 248(8.8) |
 Primary school | 258(41.1) | 169(31.5) | 171(31.6) | 121(23.8) | 83(14.0) | 802(28.6) |
 Secondary school | 200(31.8) | 184(34.3) | 173(32.0) | 167(32.8) | 129(21.8) | 853(30.4) |
 High school | 39(6.2) | 62(11.5) | 49(9.1) | 48(9.4) | 73(12.3) | 271(9.7) |
 Technical school | 28(4.5) | 27(5.0) | 30(5.5) | 35(6.9) | 39(6.6) | 159(5.7) |
 University/college | 26(4.1) | 45(8.4) | 70(12.9) | 106(20.8) | 227(38.3) | 474(16.9) |
Employment | ||||||
 Employed | 327(52.1) | 308(57.4) | 307(56.7) | 319(62.7) | 359(60.6) | 1620(57.7) |
 Retired | 29(4.6) | 70(13.0) | 91(16.8) | 78(15.3) | 122(20.6) | 390(13.9) |
 Student | 85(13.5) | 76(14.2) | 71(13.1) | 64(12.6) | 74(12.5) | 370(13.2) |
 Unemployed | 187(29.8) | 83(15.5) | 72(13.3) | 48(9.4) | 37(6.3) | 427(15.2) |
Insurance | ||||||
 None | 11(1.8) | 11(2.0) | 13(2.4) | 18(3.5) | 20(3.4) | 73(2.6) |
 Employer-based | 53(8.4) | 119(22.2) | 152(28.1) | 189(37.1) | 351(59.3) | 864(30.8) |
 Urban and rural | 561(89.3) | 404(75.2) | 358(66.2) | 298(58.5) | 215(36.3) | 1836(65.4) |
 Commercial | 3(0.5) | 3(0.6) | 11(2.0) | 4(0.8) | 5(0.8) | 26(0.9) |
 Other | 0(0) | 0(0) | 7(1.3) | 0(0) | 1(0.2) | 8(0.3) |