Table 2

Influential factors of preference and decision not to seek medical treatment in illness

Category	χ²	p	Estimate	p Value	OR	95% Wald CI
Category	χ²	p	Estimate	p Value	OR	Lower limit	Upper limit
Sex	6.149	0.013*
Male			−0.232	0.088	0.793	0.607	1.035
Female			Ref
Occupation	18.195	0.011*
Freelancer			−0.644	0.120	0.525	0.233	1.182
Soldier			1.111	0.326	3.036	0.331	27.890
Medical staff			−0.457	0.334	0.633	0.250	1.602
Civil servant			−0.275	0.589	0.760	0.281	2.058
Retiree			−0.897	0.059	0.408	0.161	1.034
Farmer			−0.199	0.662	0.820	0.336	2.002
Worker			−0.287	0.506	0.751	0.323	1.747
Student			Ref
Age (years)	14.600	0.012*
<20			−1.051	0.044	0.350	0.126	0.973
20–29			−0.081	0.804	0.923	0.488	1.744
30–39			−0.294	0.320	0.745	0.417	1.331
40–49			−0.001	0.996	0.999	0.555	1.796
50–59			−0.241	0.299	0.786	0.499	1.239
≥60			Ref
Monthly incomes (CNY)	7.050	0.070	Not included
<2000
2000–4999
5000–7999
≥8000
Marital status	12.660	0.002*
Divorced/widowed			0.231	0.529	1.260	0.614	2.586
Single			0.663	0.012	1.940	1.159	3.248
Married			Ref
Educational level	8.641	0.124	Not included
Primary school
Junior middle school
Senior high school
College
Undergraduate
Master’s/doctorate
Medical insurance	3.859	0.050	Not included
No
Yes
Self-assessment of health status	13.729	0.008*
Very poor			−0.472	0.318	0.624	0.247	1.575
Poor			0.439	0.190	1.551	0.805	2.989
Moderate			0.366	0.154	1.443	0.872	2.386
Well			0.244	0.321	1.276	0.788	2.067
Very well			Ref
Chronic disease	0.086	0.769	Not included
No
Yes
Hospitalisation during the preceding year	2.102	0.147	Not included
No
Yes
Annual number of consultations with doctors	21.620	0.000*
0			−0.694	0.002	0.499	0.325	0.768
1–3			0.018	0.916	1.018	0.730	1.420
≥3			Ref
Annual medical expenses (CNY)	8.720	0.033*
<1000			0.265	0.342	1.303	0.755	2.249
1000–4999			0.486	0.056	1.625	0.988	2.673
5000–9999			0.312	0.298	1.366	0.759	2.461
≥10 000			Ref
Medical cost burden	1.851	0.396	Not included
Cannot undertake
Can mainly undertake
Can entirely undertake
Hospital reputation	0.233	0.629	Not included
No
Yes
Medical technology	0.003	0.953	Not included
No
Yes
Service attitude	0.258	0.611	Not included
No
Yes
Medical costs	3.191	0.074	Not included
No
Yes
Equipment	0.174	0.676	Not included
No
Yes
Accessibility	0.000	0.985	Not included
No
Yes
Environment	0.032	0.859	Not included
No
Yes

*Indicates statistically significant results (p<0.05).