Table 2 Comparison of variables between households with and without members suffering from chronic diseases
Hubei | Chongqing | Zhejiang | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households with members suffering from chronic diseases | Households without chronic diseases | p-value* | Households with members suffering from chronic diseases | Households without chronic diseases | p-value* | Households with members suffering from chronic diseases | Households without chronic diseases | p-value* | |
Mean of H-size (member) | 3.83 | 3.88 | p = 0.663 | 3.91 | 4.29 | p = 0.020 | 3.85 | 4.04 | p = 0.305 |
H-aged (N (% within province)) | |||||||||
→ Yes | 179 (28.28%) | 171 (27.01%) | p = 0.006 | 186 (37.35%) | 132 (26.51%) | p < 0.001 | 113 (28.68%) | 122 (30.96%) | p < 0.001 |
→ No | 114 (18.01%) | 169 (26.70%) | 64 (12.85%) | 116 (23.29%) | 30 (7.61%) | 129 (32.74%) | |||
H-edu (N (% within province)) | |||||||||
→ Primary school or less | 68 (10.74%) | 53 (8.37%) | p = 0.015 | 78 (15.66%) | 52 (10.44%) | p = 0.009 | 49 (12.44%) | 62 (15.74%) | p = 0.042 |
→ Higher level of education | 225 (35.55%) | 287 (45.34%) | 172 (34.54%) | 196 (39.36%) | 94 (23.86%) | 189 (47.97%) | |||
H-income (N (% within province)) | |||||||||
→ Very poor | 123 (19.43%) | 118 (18.64%) | p = 0.028 | 97 (19.48%) | 58 (11.65%) | p = 0.002 | 38 (9.64%) | 41 (10.41%) | p = 0.110 |
→ Poor | 73 (11.53%) | 96 (15.17%) | 89 (17.87%) | 95 (19.08%) | 29 (7.36%) | 53 (13.45%) | |||
→ Middle | 69 (10.90%) | 67 (10.58%) | 39 (7.83%) | 49 (9.84%) | 31 (7.87%) | 54 (13.71%) | |||
→ Rich | 19 (3.00%) | 41 (6.48%) | 11 (2.21%) | 22 (4.42%) | 25 (6.35%) | 64 (16.24%) | |||
→ Very rich | 9 (1.42%) | 18 (2.84%) | 14 (2.81%) | 24 (4.82%) | 20 (5.08%) | 39 (9.90%) | |||
H-emp (N (% within province)) | |||||||||
→ Employee | 13 (2.05%) | 22 (3.48%) | p = 0.312 | 8 (1.61%) | 9 (1.81%) | p = 0.049 | 6 (1.52%) | 25 (6.35%) | p = 0.076 |
→ Farmer | 223 (35.23%) | 242 (38.23%) | 188 (37.75%) | 162 (32.53%) | 79 (20.05%) | 142 (36.04%) | |||
→ Casual worker | 57 (9.00%) | 76 (12.01%) | 54 (10.84%) | 77 (15.46%) | 58 (14.72%) | 84 (21.32%) | |||
Pov (N (% within province)) | |||||||||
→ Under poverty line | 72 (11.37%) | 56 (8.85%) | p = 0.011 | 46 (9.24%) | 34 (6.83%) | p = 0.154 | 15 (3.81%) | 19 (4.82%) | p = 0.321 |
→ Above poverty line | 221 (34.91%) | 284 (44.87%) | 204 (40.96%) | 214 (42.97%) | 128 (32.49%) | 232 (58.88%) | |||
Mean of Op-uti (times) | 0.65 | 0.17 | p < 0.001 | 0.41 | 0.15 | p < 0.001 | 0.24 | 0.13 | p = 0.027 |
Mean of Op-OOP (yuan) | 344.92 | 53.51 | p < 0.001 | 185.31 | 33.04 | p < 0.001 | 167.64 | 64.02 | p = 0.010 |
Mean of Ip-uti (times) | 0.58 | 0.21 | p < 0.001 | 0.53 | 0.32 | p < 0.001 | 0.40 | 0.23 | p = 0.003 |
Mean of Ip-OOP (yuan) | 3407.24 | 1897.36 | p = 0.148 | 2454.98 | 1044.38 | p = 0.007 | 3798.60 | 1048.80 | p = 0.003 |