Health care utilisation amongst Shenzhen migrant workers: does being insured make a difference?

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of migrant workers by insurance status, Shenzhen, China

Demographic Characteristics	Insured (n = 2080)		Uninsured (n = 2554)		Total (n = 4634)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex
Male	883	42.45	1005	39.35	1888	40.74
Female	1197	57.55	1549	60.65	2746	59.26
p = 0.033 χ ² = 4.569
Age
18--24	889	42.74	1487	58.22	2376	51.27
25--34	872	41.92	784	30.70	1656	35.74
35+	319	15.34	283	11.08	598	12.99
p = 0.000 χ ² = 110.003
Education
Illiterate	8	0.38	25	0.98	33	0.71
Primary	66	3.17	94	3.68	160	3.43
Junior high school	1056	50.77	1568	61.39	2624	56.63
Senior high school	705	33.89	722	28.27	1427	30.79
College	192	9.23	116	4.54	276	6.65
University or above	53	2.55	29	1.14	82	1.77
p = 0.000 χ ² = 92.019
Marital status
Single	708	34.03	1349	52.81	1847	39.86
Married	1364	65.60	1081	42.33	2772	59.82
Others	19	0.91	124	4.86	15	0.32
p = 0.000 χ ² = 266.095
Occupation
Administrative	341	16.39	327	12.80	668	14.42
Clerk/technician	591	28.41	638	24.98	1229	26.52
General worker	1051	50.53	1390	54.42	2441	52.68
Others	97	4.66	199	7.79	296	6.39
p = 0.000 χ ² = 36.214
Monthly Income (CNY)
< 500	26	1.25	108	4.23	134	2.89
500--999	965	46.39	1433	56.11	2398	51.75
1000-1499	684	32.88	611	23.92	1295	27.95
1500-1999	206	9.90	202	7.91	408	8.80
2000+	199	9.57	200	7.83	399	8.61
p = 0.000 χ ² = 98.215

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