Inpatient preferences among patients with multiple chronic conditions in China: A discrete choice experiment

BMC Primary Care

Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the study participants

Variable	Number	Percentage (%)
Gender
Male	163	32.3
Female	341	67.7
Age
< 60 years old	230	45.6
≥ 60 years old	274	54.4
Marital status
Married	455	90.3
Other	49	9.7
Education
No formal education	235	46.6
Formal education	269	53.4
Profession
Farmer	83	16.5
Worker	38	7.5
Housework	276	54.8
Unemployed/laid off	29	5.8
Other	78	15.5
Number of family member
1–3 people	305	60.5
4–13 people	199	39.5
Total household income last year (CNY)
< 10,000	82	16.3
10,000–29,999	142	28.2
30,000–59,999	122	24.2
60,000–99,999	52	10.3
100,000–149,999	65	12.9
150,000–299,999	27	5.4
≥ 300,000	14	2.8
Self-perceived disease severity*
< 2	258	51.2
≥ 2	246	48.8

Notes: Other marital statuses include single, widowed, separated/divorced; CNY Chinese yuan; *Calculated by dividing the total score for self-perceived severity of each chronic disease (rated as 1 for mild, 2 for average, and 3 for severe) by the total number of chronic diseases

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