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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Changes in inequality in utilization of preventive care services: evidence on China’s 2009 and 2015 health system reform

 

2009 (n = 8574)

2015 (n = 9514)

N/mean

%/S.D.

N/mean

%/S.D.

Preventive healthcare

 No

7976

93.0

8629

90.7

 Yes

598

7.00

885

9.3

Gender

 Male

4158

48.5

4827

50.7

 Female

4416

51.5

4687

49.3

Age

48.90

15.25

49.60

14.61

Marital status

 Unmarried

633

7.4

611

6.4

 Married

7184

83.8

8387

88.2

 Divorced / Widowed / Separated

757

8.8

516

5.4

Education

 Primary school and below

3400

39.5

1710

18.0

 High school

4023

46.9

5224

54.9

 Technical school

661

7.7

942

9.9

 College and above

516

6.0

1638

17.2

Employment status

 No

3331

38.9

4492

47.2

 Yes

5243

61.1

5022

52.8

Medical Insurance

 No

785

9.2

239

2.5

 Yes

7789

90.8

9275

97.5

Household income (RMB)

11,064.35

1443.16

26,230.29

3961.71

Residential location

 Urban

2940

34.3

4007

42.1

 Rural

5634

65.7

5507

57.9

Region

 East

3808

44.4

4957

52.1

 Central

3736

43.6

3021

31.8

 West

1030

12.0

1536

16.1

Family size

3.72

1.63

3.64

1.63

Disease status

 No

8006

93.4

8822

92.7

 Yes

568

6.6

692

7.3

Medical services

 No

8464

98.7

9202

96.7

 Yes

110

1.3

312

3.3