Table 3 Demographic characteristics for exemplars in each factor
From: Exploring subjective constructions of health in China: a Q-methodological investigation
Factor 1 (n = 19) | Factor 2 (n = 25) | Factor 3 (n = 16) | Factor 4 (n = 6) | Factor 5 (n = 4) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
Female | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
Age | < 40 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
40–60 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
60+ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
(Mean age) | 55 | 43 | 34 | 52 | 30 | |
Education background | Under high school | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
High school | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Secondary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
College | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
University | 6 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
Self-rating health state using EQ-5D | 11111 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
11112 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
11121 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
11122 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Other | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
Self-rating health score | 80–100 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
60–80 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
< 60 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Residence place | City | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
Non-city | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
Region | Southwest China | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
East China | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
North China | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Other | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |