Table 2 Basic characteristics of study participants (%)
| Â | Total sample | Gusu | Jinhu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | (urban) | (rural) |
|  | n = 925 | n = 463 | n = 462 |
Gender | |||
 male | 51.2 | 47.08 | 49.6 |
Age | |||
 average (sd) | 54.5 (17.0) | 53.5 (18.8) | 55.5 (15.0) |
 18–29 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 9.1 |
 30–59 | 45.2 | 41.3 | 49.1 |
  > =60 | 44.1 | 46.4 | 41.8 |
Marriage | |||
 married | 85.4 | 85.3 | 85.5 |
Education | |||
 Below primary | 15.2 | 2.6 | 27.9 |
 primary and junior high | 48.7 | 41 | 56.3 |
 senior high school and above | 36.1 | 56.4 | 15.8 |
Employment | |||
 employed | 55.0 | 37.8 | 72.3 |
 retired | 27.1 | 50.8 | 3.3 |
 unemployed | 21.4 | 17 | 26.2 |
Health insurance | |||
 UEBMI | 40.5 | 73.4 | 7.6 |
 URBMI | 6.2 | 7.6 | 4.8 |
 NRCMS | 49 | 10.6 | 87.5 |
 other and no insurance | 4.3 | 8.4 | 0.2 |
Mean household income per capita (RMB) | |||
 average (sd) | 2135 (1395) | 2807 (1462) | 1462 (920) |
With NCD | |||
 yes | 45.7 | 43.8 | 47.6 |
Self-reported emergent illness episodes | |||
 mean (sd) | 0.98 (1.66) | 0.40 (1.12) | 1.56 (1.90) |
Total times of self-treatment | |||
 mean (sd) | 0.39 (0.94) | 0.06 (0.37) | 0.71 (1.19) |
Total times of outpatient service | |||
 mean (sd) | 0.66 (1.34) | 0.35 (0.96) | 0.97 (1.57) |
% inpatient service use | 6.0 | 3.9 | 8.0 |
Total OOP health expenditure | |||
 mean (sd) | 594 (4266) | 201 (1940) | 991 (5697) |
% CHE | 16.8 | 6.5 | 27.1 |