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Table 3 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Comparison of perceived quality amongst migrant and local patients using primary health care delivered by community health centres in Shenzhen, China

Characteristics

Locals

Migrants

P-value

(n = 140)

(n = 647)

Age

  

<0.001

  18-40

60 (42.9)

496 (76.7)

 

  41-59

51 (36.4)

109 (16.8)

 

  60+

29 (20.7)

42 (6.5)

 

Gender

  

0.200

  Female

86 (61.4)

436 (67.4)

 

  Male

54 (38.6)

211 (32.6)

 

Marriage

  

0.258

  Single

25 (18.2)

148 (22.9)

 

  Married

112 (81.8)

499 (77.1)

 

Education

  

<0.001

  Middle school and below

32 (23.0)

310 (47.9)

 

  High school and equivalent

46 (33.1)

212 (32.8)

 

  College and above

61 (43.9)

125 (19.3)

 

Employment

  

0.003

  Have a job

79 (63.2)

407 (76.8)

 

  Do not have a job

46 (36.8)

123 (23.2)

 

Income group

  

<0.001

  Low

11 (8.2)

111 (17.6)

 

  Middle

61 (45.5)

403 (63.9)

 

  High

62 (46.3)

117 (18.5)

 

Presence of chronic diseases/conditions

  

<0.001

  Yes

47 (34.3)

100 (15.7)

 

  No

90 (65.7)

536 (84.3)

 

Health status

  

0.162

  Good and above

65 (46.4)

343 (53.3)

 

  General and below

75 (53.6)

301 (46.7)

 

Insurance group

  

<0.001

  Has local insurance

126 (94.7)

463 (72.2)

 

  No local insurance

7 (5.3)

178 (27.8)

 

Length of time with the CHC

  

<0.001

  ≤2 years

60 (43.8)

404 (63.2)

 

  >2 years

77 (56.2)

235 (36.8)