Table 1 Summary of the characteristics of the study population
From: Patients’ socioeconomic status and their evaluations of primary care in Hong Kong
Variable | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Individual characteristics | ||
Gender | Male | 938 (47.0%) |
Female | 1056 (53.0%) | |
Age group (years)* | 15-24 | 268 (13.5%) |
25-34 | 329 (16.5%) | |
35-44 | 383 (19.3%) | |
45-54 | 416 (20.9%) | |
55-64 | 291 (14.6%) | |
Above 65 | 303 (15.2%) | |
Socioeconomic indicators | ||
Education* | Not educated or preschool | 97 (4.9%) |
Primary school | 288 (14.7%) | |
Secondary school | 947 (48.2%) | |
Above secondary school | 632 (32.2%) | |
Other | 1 (0.05%) | |
Household income (HK$)* | Below 15000 (<USD1934) | 449 (33.5%) |
15,000-39999 (USD1934-5158) | 652 (48.7%) | |
40000 and above (≥USD5159) | 239 (17.8%) | |
Area of residence* | Hong Kong island | 423 (21.4%) |
Kowloon | 535 (27.1%) | |
New territories | 1015 (51.4%) | |
Type of housing* | Public rental housing | 595 (31.5%) |
Private permanent housing | 1285 (68.0%) | |
Others | 9 (0.5%) | |
Health financing | ||
Source of health payments in the past 12 months* | Out of pocket only | 1297 (67.1%) |
Multiple sources | 413 (21.3%) | |
Medical waiver scheme only | 66 (3.4%) | |
Private insurance only | 159 (8.2%) | |
Source of healthcare | ||
Usual primary care provider* | Government clinic | 390 (21.2%) |
Private provider | 1370 (74.5%) | |
Traditional Chinese practitioner | 78 (4.2%) | |
Need related variables | ||
Self-rated health* | Poor | 726 (36.5%) |
Good | 1262 (63.5%) | |
Chronic disease status | No chronic disease | 1439 (72.2%) |
Any chronic disease | 555 (27.8%) | |
Satisfaction | ||
How acceptable is the amount you pay for health care?* | Not acceptable | 267 (13.4%) |
Acceptable | 1720 (86.6%) | |