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Table 3 Participants’ views and utilization of healthcare institutions

From: The effects of China’s New Cooperative Medical Scheme on accessibility and affordability of healthcare services: an empirical research in Liaoning Province

Variables

N

Percentages

Prefer to go to designated hospitals

Yes

462

81.9

No

32

5.7

Only for severe diseases

71

12.6

Satisfied with at least one healthcare institution

Yes

117

20.3

No

460

79.7

Preference when get severe diseases

Municipal hospitals

108

18.0

County hospitals

435

72.3

Township hospitals

29

4.8

Village clinics

14

2.3

Others

16

2.6

Preference when get minor diseases

Municipal hospitals

0

0.0

County hospitals

29

4.9

Township hospitals

138

23.2

Village clinics

337

56.5

Others

92

15.4

The nearest healthcare institution

Designated health institution

495

90.7

Non-designated health institution

51

9.3

Irrational medical treatment

Yes

208

42.9

No

244

50.3

Frequency of minor diseases

No idea

33

6.8

Ofen

159

21.7

Occasionally

242

41.3

Hardly

185

31.6

See a doctor when get minor diseases

Ofen

315

53.8

Occasionally

89

15.2

Hardly

182

31.3

  1. Note: As some respondents did not fill in all the options, the total number of each category is not 602.