Table 3 Socioeconomic characteristics of all patients and comparisons before and after the establishment of the regional rheumatoid and degenerative arthritis center
Variables | All | BEC | AEC | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Education | 0.001 ** | |||
No formal education | 72 (8.5) | 24 (14.5) | 48 (7.1) | 0.005 ** |
Primary education | 260 (30.8) | 62 (37.3) | 198 (29.2) | |
Secondary education | 490 (58.0) | 76 (45.8) | 414 (61.0) | |
Higher education | 23 (2.7) | 4 (2.4) | 19 (2.8) | |
Occupation | ||||
Manual work | 238 (28.2) | 12 (7.2) | 226 (33.3) | < 0.001 ** |
Urban residence | ||||
Urban: Country | 509 (60.2): 336 (39.8) | 103(62.0): 63 (38.0) | 406 (59.8): 273 (40.2) | 0.658 |
Location of residence (Current administrative districts) | ||||
Jeju: Seoqwipo | 557 (65.9): 288 (34.1) | 105 (63.3): 61 (36.7) | 251 (57.3): 187 (42.7) | 0.465 |
Former administrative districts | ||||
Jeju city | 402 (47.6) | 80 (48.2) | 322 (47.4) | 0.863 |
Medical insurance | ||||
NHI: Medicaid | 799 (94.6): 46 (5.4) | 152 (91.6): 14 (8.4) | 647 (95.3): 32 (4.7) | 0.083 |