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Table 2 The influence of the covariates on the patients’ experiences

From: The institutional primary healthcare service quality and patients’ experiences in Chinese community health centres: results from the Greater Bay Area study, China

 

n(%)

PCAT score (mean ± SD)

β

95%CI

P value

Age (years)

  ≤ 60

583(37.2)

3.09 ± 0.59

   

  > 60

985(62.8)

3.25 ± 0.62

0.139

0.070 ~ 0.208

 < 0.001

Sex

 Male

693(44.2)

3.15 ± 0.63

   

 Female

875(55.8)

3.22 ± 0.60

0.07

0.011 ~ 0.128

0.020

Education

  ≤ middle school

1160(74.1)

3.22 ± 0.61

   

  ≥ College

406(25.9)

3.08 ± 0.60

-0.106

-0.183 ~ -0.029

0.007

Annual family income (RMB, yuan)

  < 150,000

727(46.36)

3.22 ± 0.60

   

 150,000

841(53.64)

3.16 ± 0.63

-0.058

-0.117 ~ 0.002

0.058

Medical insurance

 Urban resident

226(14.4)

2.85 ± 0.45

   

 Employee

1301(83.0)

3.25 ± 0.62

0.457

0.373 ~ 0.541

 < 0.001

 Business insurance

41(2.6)

2.97 ± 0.60

0.208

0.011 ~ 0.405

0.039

  1. Abbreviations: CI Confidence interval, PCAT Primary Care Assessment Tools