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 | | Male | 574 (39.2) | Female | 889 (60.7) |
| Age (years) | | <40 | 616 (42.0) | 40–65 | 600 (41.0) | >65 | 249 (17.0) |
| Household registration | | Resident population | 715 (48.8) | Temporary resident population | 729 (49.8) | Floating population | 17 (1.2) |
| Household income (yuan/month) | | <5000 | 459 (31.4) | 5000–10000 | 496 (33.9) | >10000 | 291 (19.9) |
| Education | | High school or lower | 1006 (69.1) | Vocational/associate | 291 (20.0) | College or higher | 159 (10.9) |
| Employment | | Employed (including part-time) | 798 (54.6) | Unemployed | 224 (15.3) | Retired | 423 (29.0) | In school | 16 (1.1) |
| Medical insurance | | Urban-employees | 629 (42.9) | Urban-citizens | 524 (35.8) | Out-of-pocket expenditure | 312 (21.3) |
| Period of time since the first visit | | Less than 1 year | 254 (17.3) | 1-2 years | 229 (15.6) | 3–5 years | 305 (20.8) | More than 5 years | 673 (45.9) |
| Number of PCP visits in the past year | | <3 | 391 (26.7) | 3–5 | 403 (27.5) | 6–15 | 440 (30.1) | >15 | 229 (15.7) |
| Specialist visits in the past year | | No | 683 (46.6) | Yes | 782 (53.4) |
| Contracted PCP | | No | 1334 (91.1) | Yes | 131 (8.9) |
| Chronic disease | | No | 853 (58.2) | Yes | 612 (41.8) |
| Self-perceived health status | | Excellent | 101 (6.9) | Very good | 568 (38.8) | Good | 455 (31.1) | Fair | 304 (20.8) | Poor | 37 (2.5) |
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