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Table 2 Relationship between reported trust levels in physicians and individual characteristics, China family panel study 2018, weighted data

From: Public trust in physicians: empirical analysis of patient-related factors affecting trust in physicians in China

 

Low-level of trust

Medium-level of trust

High-level of trust

 

Provider structural quality (%)

   

p < 0.001

 Very Unsatisfied

37.08

34.20

28.72

 

 Unsatisfied

23.33

41.45

35.22

 

 Fair

11.91

41.23

46.86

 

 Satisfied

6.71

31.96

61.34

 

 Very Satisfied

6.14

22.69

71.17

 

Perceived provider competency (%)

   

p < 0.001

 Very Bad

33.46

38.91

27.63

 

 Bad

21.17

39.29

39.55

 

 Fair

10.81

39.95

49.25

 

 Good

6.16

30.28

63.55

 

 Very Good

6.07

26.72

67.21

 

Age group (%)

   

p < 0.001

 16–29

6.10

30.05

63.85

 

 30–39

11.46

37.54

50.99

 

 40–49

11.89

34.45

53.65

 

 50–59

11.24

36.89

51.87

 

  > =60

9.00

33.47

57.53

 

Gender (%)

   

p < 0.001

 Male

11.71

34.14

54.15

 

 Female

7.87

34.50

57.63

 

Educational attainment (%)

   

p < 0.001

 Illiterate/Semi-literate

9.98

33.85

56.18

 

 Elementary school

10.64

34.54

54.82

 

 Middle school

11.14

34.73

54.13

 

 High school

9.00

34.21

56.79

 

 Above three-years of college

7.17

33.91

58.92

 

Marital status (%)

   

p < 0.001

 Married

10.63

35.26

54.11

 

 Other

7.64

31.63

60.74

 

Place of residence (%)

   

p < 0.001

 Urban residents

10.35

35.92

53.73

 

 Rural residents

9.06

31.80

59.14

 

Medical insurance coverage (%)

   

p < 0.05

 GMI

9.24

38.78

51.98

 

 UEMI

10.34

34.92

54.73

 

 URMI

9.22

37.15

53.63

 

 NRCMI

9.51

33.33

57.17

 

 Sup Insurance

11.81

19.17

69.02

 

 No Insurance

12.02

36.38

51.60

 

Household income (%)

   

p = 0.125

 Low income

10.06

32.81

57.13

 

 Lower middle income

10.39

34.32

55.29

 

 Upper middle income

9.58

33.68

56.74

 

 High income

9.42

36.29

54.30

 

Employment status (%)

   

p < 0.001

 Agricultural worker

9.34

32.48

58.19

 

 Wage-earner

10.20

36.22

53.58

 

 Self-employed

13.91

36.46

49.63

 

 Economically inactive

8.46

32.74

58.80

 

Self-rated health status (%)

   

p < 0.001

 Poor

12.68

34.87

52.45

 

 Fair

11.25

38.26

50.49

 

 Good

9.02

33.50

57.48

 

Chronic conditions (%)

   

p < 0.05

 Yes

10.90

34.97

54.13

 

 No

9.33

33.99

56.68

 

Current smoking (%)

   

p < 0.001

 Yes

13.92

34.72

51.36

 

 No

8.19

34.15

57.66

 

Regular drinking (%)

   

p < 0.01

 Yes

11.56

35.50

52.94

 

 No

9.50

34.07

56.43

 

Hospitalization (%)

   

p = 0.304

 Yes

9.59

32.96

57.45

 

 No

9.88

34.50

55.61

 

Internet (%)

   

p < 0.01

 Very important

8.51

32.94

58.54

 

 Otherwise

10.97

35.47

53.56

 

Television (%)

   

p < 0.01

 Very important

8.57

31.17

60.26

 

 Otherwise

10.67

36.36

52.97

 

Locations of respondents (%)

   

p < 0.01

 Northeast region

17.8

33.88

48.32

 

 East region

8.01

34.11

57.88

 

 Central region

9.60

35.90

54.50

 

 West region

8.99

33.38

57.64

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