Table 1 Participant characteristics. (n = 800)
From: Patient experiences in primary care do not differ according to rurality: a cross-sectional study
Overall n (%) | With USC n = 423 n (%) | Without USC n = 377 n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 399 (49.8) | 196 (46.3) | 203 (53.8) |
Female | 400 (50.0) | 227 (53.7) | 173 (45.9) |
Others | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) |
Age (years) | |||
20–24 | 41 (5.1) | 19 (4.5) | 22 (5.8) |
25–29 | 86 (10.8) | 31 (7.3) | 55 (14.6) |
30–34 | 51 (6.4) | 17 (4.0) | 34 (9.0) |
35–39 | 75 (9.4) | 34 (8.0) | 41 (10.9) |
40–44 | 85 (10.6) | 38 (9.0) | 47 (12.5) |
45–49 | 81 (10.1) | 49 (11.6) | 32 (8.5) |
50–54 | 78 (9.8) | 42 (9.9) | 36 (9.5) |
55–59 | 74 (9.3) | 36 (8.5) | 38 (10.1) |
60–64 | 83 (10.4) | 49 (11.6) | 34 (9.0) |
65–69 | 61 (7.6) | 51 (12.1) | 10 (2.7) |
70–74 | 85 (10.6) | 57 (13.5) | 28 (7.4) |
Education | |||
< High school | 13 (1.6) | 7 (1.7) | 6 (1.6) |
High school | 238 (29.8) | 127 (30.0) | 111 (29.4) |
Junior college | 174 (21.8) | 96 (22.7) | 78 (20.7) |
≥ College | 375 (46.9) | 193 (45.6) | 182 (48.3) |
Annual household income (million JPY) | |||
< 3.00 (≒27,000 US dollar) | 166 (20.8) | 78 (18.4) | 88 (23.3) |
3.00–5.99 | 208 (26.0) | 128 (30.3) | 80 (21.2) |
6.00–8.99 | 124 (15.5) | 65 (15.4) | 59 (15.6) |
9.00–11.99 | 77 (9.6) | 39 (9.2) | 38 (10.1) |
12.00–14.99 | 35 (4.4) | 17 (4.0) | 18 (4.8) |
≥ 15.00 | 24 (3.0) | 16 (3.8) | 8 (2.1) |
Unknown | 166 (20.8) | 80 (18.9) | 86 (22.8) |
Self-rated health status | |||
Excellent | 39 (14.3) | 20 (4.7) | 19 (5.0) |
Good | 110 (13.8) | 57 (13.5) | 53 (14.1) |
Neutral | 228 (28.5) | 112 (26.5) | 116 (30.8) |
Poor | 309 (38.6) | 165 (39.0) | 144 (38.2) |
Very poor | 114 (14.3) | 69 (16.3) | 45 (11.9) |
Marital status | |||
Married | 395 (49.4) | 237 (56.0) | 158 (41.9) |
Divorced | 81 (10.1) | 43 (10.2) | 38 (10.1) |
Never married | 304 (38.0) | 131 (31.0) | 173 (45.9) |
Widowed | 18 (2.3) | 11 (2.6) | 7 (1.9) |
Others | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) |
Employment status | |||
Full-time employee | 345 (43.1) | 156 (36.9) | 189 (50.1) |
Part-time employee | 155 (19.4) | 89 (21.0) | 66 (17.5) |
Self-employee | 47 (5.9) | 27 (6.4) | 20 (5.3) |
Unemployed | 236 (29.5) | 144 (34.0) | 92 (24.4) |
Others | 17 (2.1) | 7 (1.7) | 10 (2.7) |
Number of chronic conditions | |||
0 | 472 (59.0) | 171 (40.4) | 301 (79.8) |
1 | 202 (25.3) | 148 (35.0) | 54 (14.3) |
2 | 78 (9.8) | 65 (15.4) | 13 (3.4) |
3 | 26 (3.3) | 22 (5.2) | 4 (1.1) |
4 | 15 (1.9) | 11 (2.6) | 4 (1.1) |
5 | 4 (0.5) | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) |
6 | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) |
7 | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.5) | 0(0) |
Types of USC | |||
Clinic | 297 (70.2) | 297 (70.2) | |
Hospital | 126 (29.8) | 126 (29.8) | |
Median of RIJ | |||
(IQR) | 15 (6–33) | 15 (6–34) | 14 (6–32) |