Factors Influencing Administration, Recognition, and Compliance of Medicine among Community Residents from Jilin Province, China: A Questionnaire Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of community residents.

Variables	Community residents ()	Weighted percentages
Gender
Male	972	40.2
Female	1445	59.8
Age (years)
<18	1	0.1
18–40	797	33.0
41–60	1011	41.8
61–80	593	24.5
>80	15	0.6
Ethnicity
Han Chinese	2206	91.3
Other	211	8.7
Highest educational level
Primary school	177	7.3
Middle school	621	25.7
Senior high school or polytechnic	763	31.6
Junior college	537	22.2
Undergraduate	319	13.2
Occupation
Agricultural worker	229	9.5
Industrial (or skilled) worker	817	33.8
Professional	385	15.9
Service provider	546	22.6
Other	440	18.2
Monthly income
≤1000 RMB	182	7.5
1001–2000 RMB	661	27.3
2001–3000 RMB	672	27.8
3001–4000 RMB	530	21.9
4001–5000 RMB	241	10.0
>5000 RMB	131	5.4
Marital status
Unmarried	280	11.6
Married	2063	85.4
Divorced	74	3.1
Hospitalizations per year
0	1466	60.7
1	599	24.8
2–3	300	12.4
4–6	38	1.6
>6	14	0.6
Medical insurance
Medical insurance in urban area	746	30.9
Urban employees’ medical insurance	1025	42.4
“New-style” rural cooperative medical care	404	16.7
Commercial medical insurance	38	1.6
Private expenses	167	6.9
Others	37	1.5
Types of medicines per day
≤2	1811	74.9
2–5	570	23.6
6–10	32	1.3
>10	4	0.2
Number of medications received each time
≤5	1986	82.2
6–10	372	15.4
11–15	45	1.9
>15	14	0.6
Adverse reactions
Yes	527	21.8
No	1417	58.6
Uncertain	473	19.6
Smoking status
No smoking	1781	73.7
Light smoking ()	346	14.3
Middle-heavy smoking (PI 200–400)	199	8.2
Heavy smoking ()	30	1.2
Smoking cessation	38	1.6
Smoking cessation (≥2 years)	23	1.0
Alcohol consumption status
No drinking	1609	66.6
Heavy drinking	52	2.2
Middle–heavy drinking	232	9.6
Light drinking	512	21.2
Temperance	9	0.4
Temperance (≥2 years)	3	0.1
Self-rated health status
Very good	336	13.9
Good	944	39.1
Fair	924	38.2
Poor	198	8.2
Very poor	15	0.6