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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents and their trust among PCIs (n = 2,278)

From: Patients’ trust and associated factors among primary care institutions in China: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency (%)

M ± SD

t/F

P

Sex

Male

1018(44.51)

33.88 ± 5.60

-2.278

0.023

Marital status

Female

1269(55.49)

34.44 ± 5.98

  
 

Married

1224(53.52)

34.91 ± 6.09

-6.462

 < 0.001

 

Unmarried/widowed/divorced/other

1063(46.48)

33.36 ± 5.39

  

Education level

Junior secondary school or below

341(14.91)

33.86 ± 5.76

1.164

0.312

 

Senior secondary school (including secondary technical school)

382(16.70)

33.97 ± 5.67

  
 

University/junior college or above

1564(68.39)

34.32 ± 5.87

  

Occupation

Peasant

149(6.52)

33.81 ± 5.66

7.532

 < 0.001

 

Enterprise staffs

411(17.97)

33.82 ± 5.57

  
 

Personnel in government offices or public institutions

367(16.05)

35.50 ± 5.90

  
 

Freelancer

1360(59.47)

33.99 ± 5.86

  

Area of residence

Urban

1428(62.44)

35.00 ± 6.10

41.362

 < 0.001

 

Rural–urban continuum

255(11.15)

33.68 ± 5.49

  
 

Rural

604(26.41)

32.50 ± 4.85

  

Number of family members

Two or less

81(3.54)

34.52 ± 6.21

4.074

0.017

 

Three

624(27.28)

34.73 ± 5.94

  
 

Four or more

1582(69.17)

33.96 ± 5.75

  

Family income level (Yuan per year)

Low (< 50,000)

598(26.14)

33.71 ± 5.98

3.365

0.035

 

Moderate (50,000—100,000)

866(37.87)

34.51 ± 5.75

  
 

High (> 100,000)

823(35.99)

34.20 ± 5.78

  

Chronic disease history

Yes

285(12.46)

33.19 ± 5.55

-3.106

0.002

 

No

2002(87.54)

34.33 ± 5.85

  

Self-reported health status

Poor

214(9.36)

31.07 ± 5.07

58.084

 < 0.001

 

Moderate

676(29.56)

33.31 ± 5.7

  
 

Good

1397(61.08)

35.10 ± 5.76

  

Whether having a contract with family doctors

Yes

470(20.55)

35.97 ± 5.81

-7.528

 < 0.001

 

No

1817(79.45)

33.73 ± 5.74

  

Age

-

32.16 ± 12.01

-

-

-

  1. PCI Primary Care Institution, M mean, SD standard deviation