|
Area of residence
|
Rural-urban fringe
|
108 (40.15)
|
124 (46.10)
|
37 (13.75)
|
269 (51.83)
|
7.186
|
0.028*
|
|
Urban area
|
73 (29.20)
|
141 (56.40)
|
36 (14.40)
|
250 (48.17)
|
|
Gender
|
Male
|
79 (34.80)
|
116 (51.10)
|
32 (14.10)
|
227 (43.74)
|
0.001
|
0.975
|
|
Female
|
102 (34.93)
|
149 (51.03)
|
41 (14.04)
|
292 (56.26)
|
|
Age
|
40 ~ 49
|
34 (41.46)
|
42 (51.22)
|
6 (7.32)
|
82 (15.80)
|
12.988
|
< 0.001c
|
|
50 ~ 59
|
51 (47.22)
|
43 (39.81)
|
14 (12.96)
|
108 (20.81)
|
|
60 ~ 69
|
52 (30.41)
|
94 (54.97)
|
25 (14.62)
|
171 (32.95)
|
|
70 ~ 79
|
34 (30.09)
|
63 (55.75)
|
16 (14.16)
|
113 (21.77)
|
|
> 80
|
10 (22.22)
|
23 (51.11)
|
12 (26.67)
|
45 (8.67)
|
|
Marital status
|
Single
|
22 (33.85)
|
34 (52.31)
|
9 (13.85)
|
65 (12.52)
|
0.048
|
0.976
|
|
Married
|
159 (35.02)
|
231 (50.88)
|
64 (14.10)
|
454 (87.48)
|
|
Education level
|
Primary school and below
|
28 (45.16)
|
25 (40.32)
|
9 (14.52)
|
62 (11.94)
|
2.677
|
0.102
|
|
Junior
|
52 (34.90)
|
73 (48.99)
|
24 (16.11)
|
149 (28.71)
|
|
High School/Technical School
|
52 (35.37)
|
72 (48.98)
|
23 (15.65)
|
147 (28.32)
|
|
Junior college or above
|
60 (28.85)
|
123 (59.15)
|
25 (12.02)
|
208 (40.08)
|
|
Monthly after-tax income (RMB)
|
No income
|
14 (51.85)
|
9 (33.33)
|
4 (14.81)
|
27 (5.20)
|
1.753
|
0.185
|
|
1 ~ 3000
|
39 (39.39)
|
45 (45.45)
|
15 (15.15)
|
99 (19.08)
|
|
3001 ~ 5000
|
70 (33.02)
|
110 (51.89)
|
32 (15.09)
|
212 (40.85)
|
|
5001 ~ 10,000
|
51 (34.00)
|
83 (55.33)
|
16 (10.67)
|
150 (28.90)
|
|
> 10,000
|
7 (22.58)
|
18 (58.06)
|
6 (19.35)
|
31 (5.97)
|
|
Medical insurance
|
Out of pocket
|
10 (34.48)
|
12 (41.38)
|
7 (24.14)
|
29 (5.59)
|
4.868
|
0.561
|
|
New rural cooperative medical service
|
32 (42.11)
|
35 (46.05)
|
9 (11.84)
|
76 (14.64)
|
|
Basic medical insurance for urban residents
|
42 (34.15)
|
64 (52.03)
|
17 (13.82)
|
123 (23.70)
|
|
Basic medical insurance for urban workers
|
97 (33.33)
|
154 (52.92)
|
40 (13.75)
|
291 (56.07)
|
|
Religious beliefs
|
No
|
27 (7.40)
|
148 (40.55)
|
190 (52.05)
|
365 (70.33)
|
1.759a
|
0.079
|
|
Yes
|
16 (10.40)
|
70 (45.50)
|
68 (44.20)
|
154 (29.67)
|
|
Experience of the death of an immediately family member
|
Yes
|
127 (34.79)
|
190 (52.05)
|
48 (13.15)
|
365 (70.33)
|
0.973
|
0.615
|
|
No
|
54 (35.06)
|
75 (48.70)
|
25 (16.23)
|
154 (29.67)
|
|
Experience of caring for dying patients
|
Yes
|
95 (37.55)
|
127 (50.20)
|
31 (12.25)
|
253 (48.75)
|
2.237
|
0.327
|
|
No
|
86 (32.33)
|
138 (51.88)
|
42 (15.79)
|
266 (51.25)
|
