Table 3 The sociodemographic and institutional characteristics of the sampling inpatients’ recognition in China

Sex

 Male

100(0.12)

279(0.33)

2,659(3.15)

22,173(26.26)

15,928(18.86)

 Female

113(0.13)

277(0.33)

2,610(3.09)

23,533(27.87)

16,770(19.86)

Age

 Under 18

25(0.03)

37(0.04)

429(0.51)

3,274(3.88)

2,586(3.06)

 19–39

55(0.07)

136(0.16)

1,258(1.49)

8,661(10.26)

6,818(8.07)

 40–59

65(0.08)

197(0.23)

1,782(2.11)

15,669(18.56)

10,737(12.72)

 Above 60

68(0.09)

186(0.22)

1800(2.13)

18,102(21.44)

12,557(14.87)

Residence

 Local city

185(0.22)

455(0.54)

4,457(5.28)

40,427(47.88)

27,348(32.39)

 Other cities in the province

7(0.01)

25(0.03)

290(0.34)

2,583(3.06)

2,490(2.95)

 Other provinces

18(0.02)

76(0.09)

501(0.59)

2,655(3.14)

2,820(3.34)

 Hong Kong, Macao Taiwan

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

14(0.02)

26(0.03)

23(0.03)

 Overseas

3(0.00)

0(0.00)

7(0.01)

15(0.02)

17(0.02)

Insurance

 Urban employee medical insurance

153(0.18)

356(0.42)

2,893(3.43)

21,201(25.11)

14,160(16.77)

 Medical insurance for urban and rural residents

46(0.05)

136(0.16)

1,744(2.07)

20,747(24.57)

14,798(17.52)

 Public funded health care

1(0.00)

4(0.00)

45(0.05)

188(0.22)

181(0.21)

 Commercial insurance

0(0.00)

3(0.00)

22(0.03)

156(0.18)

141(0.17)

 Out of pocket

8(0.01)

19(0.02)

273(0.32)

1,557(1.84)

1,117(1.32)

 Others

5(0.01)

38(0.05)

292(0.35)

1,857(2.20)

2,301(2.72)

Occupation

 Students

134(0.16)

283(0.34)

2,127(2.52)

11,175(13.23)

4,587(5.43)

 Company employees

8(0.01)

22(0.03)

293(0.35)

2,996(3.55)

3,110(3.68)

 Corporate executives

2(0.00)

3(0.00)

38(0.05)

337(0.40)

340(0.40)

 Workers

3(0.00)

27(0.03)

293(0.35)

2,694(3.19)

2,634(3.12)

 Farmers

25(0.03)

68(0.08)

792(0.94)

9,595(11.36)

6,453(7.64)

 Civil servants

1(0.00)

4(0.00)

56(0.07)

375(0.44)

628(0.74)

 Military personnel

0(0.00)

4(0.00)

17(0.02)

126(0.15)

360(0.43)

 Individual operation

1(0.00)

10(0.01)

73(0.09)

734(0.87)

802(0.95)

 Unemployed

8(0.01)

18(0.02)

294(0.35)

2,682(3.18)

1,673(1.98)

 Retired, self-employed, others

31(0.04)

117(0.14)

1,286(1.52)

14,992(17.75)

12,111(14.34)

Income

 Under 30,000 yuan

173(0.20)

408(0.48)

3700(4.38)

28,020(33.18)

16,648(19.72)

 30,000 −100,000 yuan

32(0.04)

122(0.14)

1,187(1.41)

13,989(16.57)

12,036(14.25)

 100,000–200,000 yuan

4(0.00)

20(0.02)

301(0.36)

3,074(3.64)

3,007(3.56)

 200,000–500,000 yuan

1(0.00)

6(0.01)

61(0.07)

468(0.07)

776(0.92)

 500,000 yuan and above

3(0.00)

0(0.00)

20(0.02)

155(0.18)

231(0.27)

Reason

 The hospital is well-known

12(0.01)

41(0.05)

540(0.64)

7,330(8.68)

8,003(9.48)

 The high technology, and advanced equipment

18(0.02)

97(0.11)

905(1.07)

10,912(12.92)

8,928(10.57)

 Good attitude

17(0.02)

58(0.07)

438(0.52)

5,155(6.10)

5,590(6.62)

 Good environment

14(0.02)

43(0.05)

383(0.45)

2,527(2.99)

1,312(1.55)

 Nearby

53(0.06)

126(0.15)

1,487(1.76)

12,841(15.21)

6,202(7.34)

 Reasonable fees

8(0.01)

49(0.06)

249(0.29)

1,475(1.75)

526(0.62)

 Introduced by other people, there are acquaintances in the hospital, others

91(0.11)

142(0.17)

1,267(1.50)

5,466(6.47)

2,137(2.53)

Referral

 Referral from higher level hospitals

131(0.16)

278(0.33)

2,014(2.39)

10,057(11.91)

3,574(4.23)

 Referral from hospitals of the same level

5(0.01)

9(0.01)

113(0.13)

769(0.91)

883(1.05)

 Referral from lower level hospitals

3(0.00)

15(0.02)

142(0.17)

1,088(1.29)

1,182(1.40)

 Referral from community clinics

1(0.00)

4(0.00)

34(0.04)

221(0.26)

174(0.21)

 Directly come to the hospital

73(0.09)

250(0.30)

2,965(3.51)

33,571(39.76)

26,885(31.84)

Level

 Tertiary hospital

8(0.01)

17(0.02)

221(0.26)

960(1.14)

198(0.23)

 Secondary hospital

115(0.14)

220(0.26)

2,215(2.62)

18,423(21.82)

8,632(10.22)

 Community health centers

90(0.11)

319(0.38)

2,833(3.35)

26,323(31.17)

23,868(28.27)

Type

 Gynecology hospital

8(0.01)

14(0.02)

204(0.24)

1,583(1.87)

945(1.12)

 Traditional Chinese medicine hospital

5(0.01)

7(0.01)

167(0.20)

1,529(1.81)

787(0.93)

 General hospitals

183(0.22)

527(0.62)

4,761(5.64)

41,340(48.96)

30,181(35.74)

 Tumor hospital

2(0.00)

5(0.01)

66(0.08)

1,035(1.23)

667(0.79)

 Other

15(0.02)

3(0.00)

71(0.08)

219(0.26)

118(0.14)

Ownership

 Private

18(0.02)

39(0.05)

431(0.51)

2,807(3.32)

2,136(2.53)

 Public

195(0.23)

517(0.61)

4,838(5.73)

42,899(50.80)

30,562(36.19)