Influential factors of preference and choice of healthcare providers in mild illness
| Category | In mild illness | In chronic illness | In serious illness | |||
| χ2 | p | χ2 | p | χ2 | p | |
| Sex | 16.303 | 0.006* | 12.115 | 0.033* | 9.904 | 0.078 |
| Male | ||||||
| Female | ||||||
| Occupation | 75.399 | 0.000* | 62.330 | 0.003* | 40.259 | 0.249 |
| Freelancer | ||||||
| Soldier | ||||||
| Medical staff | ||||||
| Civil servant | ||||||
| Retiree | ||||||
| Farmer | ||||||
| Worker | ||||||
| Student | ||||||
| Age (years) | 57.739 | 0.000* | 50.395 | 0.002* | 17.220 | 0.874 |
| <20 | ||||||
| 20–29 | ||||||
| 30–39 | ||||||
| 40–49 | ||||||
| 50–59 | ||||||
| ≥60 | ||||||
| Monthly incomes (CNY) | 65.898 | 0.000* | 41.015 | 0.000* | 27.805 | 0.023* |
| <2000 | ||||||
| 2000–4999 | ||||||
| 5000–7999 | ||||||
| ≥8000 | ||||||
| Marital status | 12.095 | 0.279 | 13.142 | 0.216 | 17.750 | 0.059 |
| Divorced/widowed | ||||||
| Single | ||||||
| Married | ||||||
| Educational level | 83.310 | 0.000* | 88.474 | 0.000* | 48.137 | 0.004* |
| Primary school | ||||||
| Junior middle school | ||||||
| Senior high school | ||||||
| College | ||||||
| Undergraduate | ||||||
| Master’s/doctorate | ||||||
| Medical insurance | 5.053 | 0.389 | 6.759 | 0.239 | 3.934 | 0.559 |
| No | ||||||
| Yes | ||||||
| Self-assessment of health status | 25.051 | 0.199 | 32.073 | 0.043* | 21.300 | 0.380 |
| Very poor | ||||||
| Poor | ||||||
| Moderate | ||||||
| Well | ||||||
| Very well | ||||||
| Chronic disease | 6.434 | 0.266 | – | – | 5.769 | 0.329 |
| No | ||||||
| Yes | ||||||
| Hospitalisation during the preceding year | 5.039 | 0.411 | 5.605 | 0.347 | 1.849 | 0.870 |
| No | ||||||
| Yes | ||||||
| Annual number of consultations with doctors | 10.318 | 0.413 | 25.420 | 0.005* | 11.641 | 0.310 |
| 0 | ||||||
| 1–3 | ||||||
| ≥3 | ||||||
| Annual medical expenses (CNY) | 17.066 | 0.315 | 27.315 | 0.026* | 27.112 | 0.028* |
| <1000 | ||||||
| 1000–4999 | ||||||
| 5000–9999 | ||||||
| ≥10 000 | ||||||
| Medical cost burden | 24.378 | 0.007* | 30.330 | 0.001* | 28.798 | 0.001* |
| Cannot undertake | ||||||
| Can mainly undertake | ||||||
| Can entirely undertake | ||||||
| Personal preference (have) | 27.645 | 0.000* | 22.095 | 0.001* | 6.687 | 0.245 |
| Close proximity | 190.366 | 0.000* | 284.104 | 0.000* | 118.721 | 0.000* |
| Short waiting times | 53.905 | 0.000* | 59.780 | 0.000* | 64.553 | 0.000* |
| Low medical costs | 55.118 | 0.000* | 140.522 | 0.000* | 25.759 | 0.000* |
| Acquaintance (have) | 3.380 | 0.634 | 1.745 | 0.883 | 9.363 | 0.095 |
| A good environment | 34.895 | 0.000* | 32.066 | 0.000* | 18.789 | 0.002* |
| First-class medical technology | 198.398 | 0.000* | 256.744 | 0.000* | 156.014 | 0.000* |
| Medical insurance (have) | 10.211 | 0.069 | 4.931 | 0.424 | 4.432 | 0.489 |
| Good service attitude | 9.674 | 0.074 | 3.321 | 0.651 | 4.707 | 0.453 |
| Media publicity | 10.613 | 0.020* | 8.885 | 0.114 | 17.074 | 0.004* |
*Indicates statistically significant results (p<0.05).