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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (n = 110)

From: Exploring subjective constructions of health in China: a Q-methodological investigation

  

Number (percentage)

Gender

Male

57 (52%)

Female

53 (48%)

Age

< 40

44 (40%)

40–60

35 (32%)

60+

31 (28%)

Education background

Under high school

20 (18%)

High school

14 (13%)

Secondary specialised

15 (14%)

College

18 (16%)

University

42 (38%)

Self-rating health status using EQ-5Da

11111

42 (38%)

11112

15 (14%)

11121

16 (15%)

11122

14 (13%)

Other

22 (20%)

Self-rating health score

80–100

69 (63%)

60–80

35 (32%)

< 60

5 (5%)

Residence place

City

63 (57%)

Non-city

47 (43%)

Region

Southwest China

54 (49%)

East China

34 (31%)

North China

13 (12%)

Other

9 (8%)

  1. aThe Chinese version of the EQ-5D-5 L questionnaire was provided to each participant to complete after the sorting exercise. One participant declared he did not have time for completing the questionnaire and his health status information was missing