Table 3 Quantile regression analysis of public satisfaction with the healthcare system (baseline model), CGSS, 2015, China. Dependent variable: Satisfaction score

Senior60

 Age < 60

Reference

 Age >  = 60

1.42***

1.89**

1.89***

0.95*

1.01

0.67

(0.45)

(0.89)

(0.52)

(0.51)

(0.63)

(0.64)

Gender

 Male

Reference

 Female

-0.35

-0.55

-0.04

-0.05

-0.25

-0.96**

(0.35)

(0.72)

(0.44)

(0.35)

(0.34)

(0.47)

Ethnic group

 Han

Reference

 Ethnic minority

-1.30*

-1.94*

-1.07

-1.10

-1.25

-2.68***

(0.69)

(1.01)

(0.83)

(0.75)

(1.03)

(0.93)

Marital status

 Single/separated/widow/widower

Reference

 Cohabitation/married

-0.24

0.03

-0.44

-0.30

-0.19

0.17

(0.43)

(0.87)

(0.55)

(0.38)

(0.35)

(0.55)

Employment status

 Not working

Reference

 Employed/Farm

-0.93**

-0.02

-0.68

-1.21***

-0.83*

-0.93*

(0.40)

(0.79)

(0.49)

(0.43)

(0.50)

(0.56)

Education

 Elementary School or less

Reference

 Middle / high School

-1.33***

-1.78*

-1.54***

-1.37***

-0.93

-1.66***

(0.44)

(0.93)

(0.54)

(0.50)

(0.57)

(0.62)

 College

-2.12***

-0.31

-1.75**

-3.15***

-1.77**

-3.53***

(0.62)

(1.34)

(0.80)

(0.76)

(0.71)

(0.91)

 Postgraduate

-7.73***

-13.07**

-8.15***

-6.01**

-4.14*

-8.80***

(1.78)

(5.19)

(2.26)

(2.87)

(2.33)

(1.80)

Self-reported health

 Very unhealthy

Reference

 Unhealthy

0.79

7.98**

1.15

1.30

-2.63

-4.42***

(1.34)

(3.69)

(1.71)

(1.54)

(2.42)

(1.23)

 So-so

1.64

10.59***

2.98*

1.87

-3.19

-5.40***

(1.32)

(3.56)

(1.63)

(1.58)

(2.22)

(1.13)

 Healthy

1.96

10.54***

3.85**

2.32

-2.99

-5.85***

(1.31)

(3.43)

(1.66)

(1.56)

(2.31)

(1.14)

 Very healthy

2.68**

10.92***

4.11**

3.77**

-1.97

-4.10***

(1.35)

(3.51)

(1.66)

(1.63)

(2.35)

(1.19)

Self-reported household economic status

 Far below average

Reference

 Below average

0.55

1.62

0.54

0.35

-0.68

-1.02

(0.96)

(2.43)

(1.22)

(1.15)

(0.93)

(1.21)

 Average

2.89***

5.06**

2.90**

2.73**

0.53

0.86

(0.96)

(2.43)

(1.22)

(1.20)

(0.93)

(1.25)

 Above average

3.74***

4.74*

4.11***

3.83***

1.62

2.32

(1.10)

(2.64)

(1.40)

(1.19)

(1.24)

(1.45)

Insurance status

 Without any health Insurance

Reference

 With any health insurance

1.24*

2.34

0.74

1.42**

0.62

0.80

(0.64)

(1.57)

(0.75)

(0.69)

(0.61)

(1.12)

Internal migrant

 No

Reference

 Yes

-2.40***

-1.86

-2.83***

-3.60***

-0.83*

-1.46

(0.63)

(1.32)

(0.69)

(0.82)

(0.49)

(0.91)

Subjective-wellbeing

 Not good

Reference

 Good

3.93***

5.29***

4.47***

5.36***

1.85***

2.65***

(0.46)

(1.08)

(0.63)

(0.61)

(0.60)

(0.66)

Rural residency

 Urban

Reference

 Rural

2.65***

2.68***

2.66***

2.17***

3.55***

2.77***

(0.44)

(0.90)

(0.70)

(0.61)

(0.94)

(0.59)

 Public hospital beds occupancy

0.18***

0.38***

0.22***

0.17***

-0.04

-0.19***

(0.05)

(0.09)

(0.07)

(0.05)

(0.04)

(0.07)

 Daily visits per physician in public hospitals

-0.50***

-0.22

-0.35*

-0.47***

-0.36*

-0.41***

(0.13)

(0.25)

(0.18)

(0.16)

(0.21)

(0.15)

 Healthcare expenditure/ disposable income

0.19

-0.23

0.22

0.38***

0.18

0.21

(0.13)

(0.28)

(0.16)

(0.13)

(0.14)

(0.17)

Regions or municipalities

 East China (without Shanghai)

Reference

 Middle China

0.79

4.81***

3.27***

1.99**

-1.31

-1.80**

(0.61)

(1.11)

(1.11)

(0.80)

(1.07)

(0.76)

 West China (without Chongqing)

1.19*

4.42***

2.95***

1.69**

0.25

-0.13

(0.63)

(1.05)

(1.02)

(0.85)

(1.05)

(0.71)

 NEast China

-5.82***

-5.45***

-5.83***

-7.07***

-3.22**

-2.35*

(0.83)

(1.79)

(1.21)

(0.98)

(1.41)

(1.25)

 Beijing

1.84*

0.71

0.33

1.13

1.88

2.80**

(0.99)

(1.69)

(0.92)

(1.34)

(1.35)

(1.17)

 Shanghai

-0.50

-1.60

0.09

0.07

1.13

-0.81

(1.23)

(2.64)

(1.58)

(1.21)

(1.06)

(1.35)

 Tianjin

1.00

1.08

2.45

1.04

-0.51

0.64

(1.21)

(4.28)

(1.79)

(1.25)

(0.61)

(2.14)

 Chongqing

4.38***

10.04***

5.64***

4.13***

0.42

-0.37

(0.97)

(1.35)

(1.37)

(0.88)

(1.45)

(1.76)

 Constant

50.19***

-2.10

35.59***

49.79***

89.82***

115.26***

(4.50)

(8.79)

(6.03)

(4.71)

(4.24)

(6.00)

 Observations

10,433

10,433

10,433

10,433

10,433

10,433

 R-squared / pseudo R-squared

0.07

0.028

0.032

0.035

0.015

0.021