The association of family doctor contract service and patient trust in doctor: evidence from twenty-five village clinics of three counties in rural China

Table 1 Participants characteristics

Variables	N (574)	Percentage (%)
Gender
Male	315	54.88
Female	259	45.12
Identity
Farmer	526	91.64
Non-farmer	48	8.36
Age
≤ 40	72	12.54
41–59	264	45.99
≥ 60	238	41.46
Marital status
Married	519	90.42
Unmarried	12	2.09
Divorced or widowed	43	7.49
Education
Primary school or below	184	32.06
Junior school	254	44.25
Senior high school or above	136	23.69
Family income (Yuan)
≤ 9,999	173	30.14
10,000–29,999	290	50.52
≥ 30,000	111	19.34
Attitude toward minimum payment of RCMI
Low	69	12.02
Suitable	267	46.52
High	238	41.46
Attitude toward medicine expenditure after the RCMI
Decrease	329	57.32
Unchanged	125	21.78
Increase	120	20.91
Satisfaction with drug supply of village clinic
Yes	384	66.9
No	190	33.1
Satisfaction with drug treatment effect
Bad	19	3.31
Good	555	96.69
Status of contract service
Signed	358	62.37
No	216	37.63

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