Table 4 The sociodemographic and institutional characteristics of the sampling inpatients’ recommendation in China

Sex

 Male

60(0.07)

390(0.46)

2,820(3.34)

22,424(26.56)

15,444(18.29)

 Female

62(0.07)

341(0.40)

2,935(3.48)

23,814(28.20)

16,150(19.13)

Age

 Under 18

17(0.02)

59(0.07)

462(0.55)

3,309(3.92)

2,504(3.92)

 19–39

29(0.03)

174(0.21)

1,341(1.59)

8,694(10.30)

6,690(7.92)

 40–59

30(0.04)

239(0.28)

1,898(2.25)

15,966(18.91)

10,317(12.22)

 Above 60

46(0.06)

259(0.31)

2,054(2.43)

18,269(21.64)

12,083(14.31)

Residence

 Local city

99(0.12)

608(0.72)

5,022(5.95)

40,765(48.28)

26,376(31.24)

 Other cities in the province

4(0.00)

33(0.04)

286(0.34)

2,646(3.13)

2,426(2.87)

 Other provinces

14(0.02)

89(0.11)

429(0.51)

2,782(3.29)

2,756(3.26)

 Hong Kong, Macao Taiwan

2(0.00)

0(0.00)

15(0.02)

28(0.03)

18(0.02)

 Overseas

3(0.00)

1(0.00)

3(0.00)

17(0.02)

18(0.02)

Insurance

 Urban employee medical insurance

75(0.09)

446(0.53)

3,276(3.88)

21,275(25.20)

13,689(16.21)

 Medical insurance for urban and rural residents

31(0.04)

204(0.24)

1,865(2.21)

21,066(24.95)

14,305(16.94)

 Public funded health care

0(0.00)

4(0.00)

51(0.06)

185(0.22)

179(0.21)

 Commercial insurance

1(0.00)

7(0.01)

29(0.03)

153(0.18)

132(0.16)

 Out of pocket

11(0.01)

28(0.03)

263(0.31)

1,619(1.92)

1,053(1.25)

 Others

4(0.00)

42(0.05)

271(0.32)

1,940(2.30)

2,236(2.65)

Occupation

 Students

66(0.08)

321(0.38)

2,274(2.69)

11,184(13.24)

4,461(5.28)

 Company employees

3(0.00)

38(0.05)

413(0.49)

2,943(3.49)

3,031(3.59)

 Corporate executives

2(0.00)

4(0.00)

42(0.05)

343(0.41)

329(0.39)

 Workers

3(0.00)

32(0.04)

305(0.36)

2,764(3.27)

2,546(3.02)

 Farmers

19(0.02)

93(0.11)

839(0.99)

9,781(11.58)

6,201(7.34)

 Civil servants

0(0.00)

5(0.01)

60(0.07)

394(0.47)

605(0.72)

 Military personnel

0(0.00)

3(0.00)

22()0.03

134(0.16)

348(0.41)

 Individual operation

1(0.00)

12(0.01)

79(0.09)

763(0.90)

765(0.91)

 Unemployed

7(0.01)

36(0.04)

289(0.34)

2,737(3.24)

1,606(1.90)

 Retired, self-employed, others

21(0.02)

187(0.22)

1,432(1.70)

15,195(18.00)

11,702(13.86)

Income

 Under 30,000 yuan

93(0.11)

512(0.61)

3,947(4.67)

28,383(33.61)

16,013(18.96)

 30,000 −100,000 yuan

23(0.03)

179(0.21)

1,414(1.67)

14,120(16.72)

11,629(13.77)

 100,000–200,000 yuan

5(0.01)

27(0.03)

308(0.36)

3,110(3.68)

2,956(3.50)

 200,000–500,000 yuan

1(0.00)

8(0.01)

68(0.08)

459(0.54)

776(0.92)

 500,000 yuan and above

0(0.00)

5(0.01)

18(0.02)

166(0.20)

220(0.26)

Reason

 The hospital is well-known

6(0.01)

51(0.06)

592(0.70)

7,508(8.89)

7,769(9.20)

 The high technology, and advanced equipment

9(0.01)

92(0.11)

892(1.06)

11,151(13.21)

8,715(10.32)

 Good attitude

6(0.01)

64(0.08)

456(0.54)

5,376(6.37)

5,356(6.34)

 Good environment

8(0.01)

51(0.06)

411(0.49)

2,565(3.04)

1,243(1.47)

 Nearby

31(0.04)

219(0.26)

1,814(2.15)

12,752(15.10)

5,893(6.98)

 Reasonable fees

0(0.00)

47(0.06)

323(0.38)

1,438(1.70)

499(0.59)

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

62(0.07)

207(0.25)

1,267(1.50)

5,448(6.45)

2,119(2.51)

Referral

 Referral from higher level hospitals

66(0.08)

317(0.38)

2,150(2.55)

10,033(11.88)

3,488(4.13)

 Referral from hospitals of the same level

2(0.00)

15(0.02)

101(0.12)

808(0.96)

853(1.01)

 Referral from lower level hospitals

4(0.00)

24(0.03)

126(0.15)

1,117(1.32)

1,160(1.37)

 Referral from community clinics

0(0.00)

4(0.00)

33(0.04)

229(0.27)

168(0.20)

 Directly come to the hospital

50(0.06)

371(0.44)

3,345(3.96)

34,051(40.33)

25,925(30.70)

Level

 Tertiary hospital

2(0.00)

14(0.02)

229(0.27)

965(1.14)

194(0.23)

 Secondary hospital

70(0.08)

327(0.39)

2,524(2.99)

18,474(21.88)

8,210(9.72)

 Community health centers

50(0.06)

390(0.46)

3,002(3.56)

26,799(31.74)

23,190(27.46)

Type

 Gynecology hospital

4(0.00)

25(0.03)

215(0.25)

1,583(1.87)

927(1.10)

 Traditional Chinese medicine hospital

3(0.00)

19(0.02)

186(0.22)

1,549(1.83)

738(0.87)

 General hospitals

103(0.12)

664(0.79)

5,245(6.21)

41,805(49.51)

29,173(34.55)

 Tumor hospital

1(0.00)

7(0.01)

62(0.07)

1,056(1.25)

649(0.77)

 Other

11(0.01)

16(0.02)

47(0.06)

245(0.29)

107(0.13)

Ownership

 Private

9(0.01)

51(0.06)

465(0.55)

2,830(3.35)

2,076(2.46)

 Public

113(0.13)

680(0.81)

5,290(6.26)

43,408(51.41)

29,518(34.96)