Table 1 Characteristics of study population
Variable | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
Patients (n = 958) | ||
Gender (n = 895) | ||
Male | 378 | 42.23 |
Female | 517 | 57.77 |
Age (year, n = 926) | ||
<18 | 38 | 4.10 |
18-25 | 143 | 15.44 |
26-35 | 237 | 25.59 |
36-45 | 163 | 17.60 |
46-55 | 155 | 16.74 |
56-65 | 118 | 12.74 |
>65 | 72 | 7.78 |
Marriage (n = 932) | ||
Single | 191 | 20.49 |
Married | 577 | 61.91 |
Divorced/Separated | 139 | 14.91 |
Widowed | 25 | 2.68 |
Education level (n = 887) | ||
Post graduated or above | 60 | 6.76 |
Undergraduate or Junior College | 348 | 39.23 |
Technical secondary school or senior high school | 226 | 25.48 |
Junior high school | 175 | 19.73 |
Primary school or below | 78 | 8.79 |
Place of residence (n = 921) | ||
Local | 475 | 51.57 |
Not local, immigrated from other cities | 193 | 20.96 |
Not local, just visit Shanghai | 253 | 27.47 |
Way of paying (n = 899) | ||
Out-of-pocket | 346 | 38.49 |
Medical insurance | 513 | 57.06 |
Others payment | 40 | 4.45 |
Monthly income (Yuan, n = 886) | ||
< 1000 | 78 | 8.80 |
1001-3000 | 307 | 34.65 |
3001-5000 | 257 | 29.01 |
5001-10000 | 172 | 19.41 |
> 10000 | 72 | 8.13 |
Is this the first time visiting? (n = 898) | ||
Yes | 257 | 28.62 |
No | 641 | 71.38 |
Doctors (n = 200) | ||
Professional title (n = 197) | ||
Attending doctor or Resident | 114 | 57.87 |
Associate Professor | 45 | 22.84 |
Professor | 38 | 19.29 |
Gender (n = 194) | ||
Male | 118 | 60.82 |
Female | 76 | 39.18 |
Specialty (n = 194) | ||
Surgery | 61 | 31.44 |
Internal medicine | 59 | 30.41 |
Gynecology and obstetrics Department, Otolaryngology Department, Stomatology Department, Craniocerebral surgery Department, and Burns surgery Department | 32 | 16.49 |
Neurology Department and Epidemiology Department | 13 | 6.70 |
Imageology Department and Experimental Diagnosis Department | 7 | 3.61 |
Other Departments | 22 | 11.34 |