Research Article

The Development and Validation of a Rapid Assessment Tool of Primary Care in China

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristic of the study subjects.

Total (%)

1465

Gender
 Male574 (39.2)
 Female889 (60.7)

Age (years)
 <40616 (42.0)
 40–65600 (41.0)
 >65249 (17.0)

Household registration
 Resident population715 (48.8)
 Temporary resident population729 (49.8)
 Floating population17 (1.2)

Household income (yuan/month)
 <5000459 (31.4)
 5000–10000496 (33.9)
 >10000291 (19.9)

Education
 High school or lower1006 (69.1)
 Vocational/associate291 (20.0)
 College or higher159 (10.9)

Employment
 Employed (including part-time)798 (54.6)
 Unemployed224 (15.3)
 Retired423 (29.0)
 In school16 (1.1)

Medical insurance
 Urban-employees629 (42.9)
 Urban-citizens524 (35.8)
 Out-of-pocket expenditure312 (21.3)

Period of time since the first visit
 Less than 1 year254 (17.3)
 1-2 years229 (15.6)
 3–5 years305 (20.8)
 More than 5 years673 (45.9)

Number of PCP visits in the past year
 <3391 (26.7)
 3–5403 (27.5)
 6–15440 (30.1)
 >15229 (15.7)

Specialist visits in the past year
 No683 (46.6)
 Yes782 (53.4)

Contracted PCP
 No1334 (91.1)
 Yes131 (8.9)

Chronic disease
 No853 (58.2)
 Yes612 (41.8)

Self-perceived health status
 Excellent101 (6.9)
 Very good568 (38.8)
 Good455 (31.1)
 Fair304 (20.8)
 Poor37 (2.5)