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Table 2 Basic socio-economic characteristics of the 610 investigated public health workers in this study

From: Factors associated with recommendation behaviors of four non-National Immunization Program vaccines: a cross-sectional survey among public health workers in China

Characteristics

Public health workers (n = 610)

Age in years, mean (SD)

34.8 (0.3)

Age group (years), n (%)

 

 < 30

199 (32.6)

 30–40

222 (36.4)

 40–50

158 (25.9)

 > 50

31 (5.1)

Gender, n (%)

 

 Male

59 (9.7)

 Female

551 (90.3)

Average monthly income in thousand CNY, mean (SD)

3.98 (2.1)

Average monthly income in CNY, n (%)

 

 < 3000

287(47.1)

 3000–4000

108 (17.7)

 4000–5000

95 (15.6)

 > 5000

120 (19.7)

Education level, n (%)

 

 Senior high school and below

78 (12.8)

 College/Associate degree

277 (45.4)

 Bachelor’s degree and above

255 (41.8)

Professional title, n (%)

 

 Junior level

367 (60.2)

 Intermediate level

171 (28.0)

 Senior level

23 (3.8)

 Other

49 (8.0)

Job position, n (%)

 

 Doctor

65 (10.7)

 Nurse

259 (42.5)

 Vaccination personnel

245 (40.2)

 Medical technician

22 (3.6)

 Other

14 (2.3)

Financial incentive for non-NIP vaccination, n (%)

 

 Yes

56 (9.2)

 No

554 (90.8)

Having children under 6 years old, n (%)

 

 Yes

233 (38.2)

 No

377(61.8)

Perceiving high importance of vaccination, n (%)

 

 Yes

606(99.3)

 No

3 (0.7)

Perceiving high safety of vaccination, n (%)

 

 Yes

581 (95.3)

 No

29 (4.8)

Perceiving high efficacy of vaccination, n (%)

 

 Yes

592(97.1)

 No

18 (3.0)

Working place location, n (%)

 

 Urban

233 (38.2)

 Rural

377(61.8)

Residence region, n (%)

 

 Eastern

238 (39.0)

 Central

109 (17.9)

 Western

263 (43.1)

PLAD, n (%)

 

 Beijing

80 (13.1)

 Chongqing

84 (13.8)

 Gansu

29 (4.8)

 Guangzhou

56 (9.2)

 Henan

60 (9.8)

 Jiangxi

49 (8.0)

 Jilin

101 (16.6)

 Shandong

51 (8.4)

 Yunnan

49 (8.0)

 Shanghai

51 (8.4)

  1. SD standard deviation, non-NIP non-National Immunization Program, PLAD provincial-level administrative divisions