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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables (n = 1061)

From: Factors associated with the utilization of community-based health services among older adults in China—an empirical study based on Anderson’s health behavior model

 

Variable

Mean (SD) or Per cent

Dependent variable

Family health medical services (Use)

0.8%

Preventive health services (Use)

52%

Predisposing factors

Gender (Male)

44.4%

Age (Mean / SD)

71.48/1.705

Household registration

 

Agricultural household registration

63.7%

Non agricultural household registration

20%

Unified household registration

16.3%

Education level

 

No formal education (illiterate)

18.9%

Primary school

58.8%

Junior high school and above

22.3%

Marital status (married)

72.7%

Demand factors

Self rated health (good health)

50.2%

Suffering from chronic diseases (yes)

57.4%

Self care ability in daily life (yes)

90.2%

Demand for health-related services

 

Family health service (No)

79.3%

Preventive health care services (No)

33.4%

Enabling factors

The nature of the working units before the current employment or retirement (Having working units)

50.40%

Basic endowment insurance

 

Retirement pension system of government and institution

4.5%

Basic endowment insurance for urban employees

34.5%

Basic endowment insurance for urban and rural residents

40.9%

Did not participate in any social endowment insurance

20.1%

Basic medical insurance

 

Public medical system of government and institution

3.9%

Basic medical insurance for urban employees

32.2%

Basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents

55.9%

No social medical insurance

8%

Average monthly income

 

1000 RMB and below

31.3%

1001–2000 RMB

28.7%

2001-3000RMB

20.5%

3001-4000RMB

12.9%

4001-5000RMB

3.3%

5001RMB and above

3.2%

Income surplus

 

Make ends meet

24.9%

Basically enough

64.7%

There is a surplus

10.5%

Pension as the main source of living (Yes)

51.5%

Major expenditure items

 

Daily diet and clothing consumption

75.6%

Water, electricity, property, transportation and communication

5.3%

See a doctor / buy health products

16.5%

Rehabilitation nursing / professional nursing service fee

0.7%

Domestic service

0.4%

Cultural and entertainment consumption

1.5%

Number of CO residents (Mean / SD)

4.15/0.06

Living conditions

 

Living with husband, wife and other family members

50.5%

Living with family members without the respondent’s husband and wife

26.8%

Living with husband and wife only

15.2%

Living alone

7.5%