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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: Reproductive and family planning history, knowledge, and needs: A community survey of low-income women in Beijing, China

 

Count (n = 1642)

%

Age group (years)

   18~29

141

8.6

   30~39

625

38.1

   40~49

876

53.3

Ethnicity

   Han

1576

96.0

   Minority

66

4.0

Education

   Illiterate or semiliterate

100

6.1

   Elementary school

186

11.3

   Junior middle school

642

39.1

   Senior middle school

617

37.6

   Junior college and above

95

5.8

Marital status

   Unmarried

126

7.7

   Married

1279

77.9

   Divorced

144

8.8

   Widowed

92

5.6

Job status

   Unemployment

1351

82.3

   Employment

291

17.7

Income source

   Subsidy

1529

93.1

   Other

113

6.9

Numbers of family members

   1

74

4.5

   2

342

20.8

   3+

1227

74.7

Convenience

   Both kitchen and toilet

1074

65.4

   Either kitchen or toilet

246

17.7

   Neither kitchen nor toilet

233

16.8

General self-reported health status

   Healthy

746

45.4

   "Sub-healthy"

181

11.0

   Sick or disabled

715

43.5