Summary statistics of township–county patients
| OTOC (n=564) | OTIC (n=725) | ITIC (n=801) | In total (n=2090) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 56.9 | 64.1 | 44.3 | 54.6 |
| Female | 43.1 | 35.9 | 55.7 | 45.4 |
| Age | ||||
| <25 | 41.0 | 15.3 | 18.2 | 23.3 |
| 25–45 | 22.5 | 31.0 | 7.9 | 19.9 |
| 45–65 | 27.7 | 34.6 | 40.0 | 34.8 |
| >65 | 8.9 | 19.0 | 34.0 | 22.0 |
| Family size (mean±SD) | ||||
| 4.4±1.7 | 4.2±1.6 | 4.0±1.7 | 4.2±1.7 | |
| Driving time to centre county hospital | ||||
| <15 min | 7.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| 15–30 min | 14.4 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 11.9 |
| 30-60 min | 64.2 | 66.8 | 60.5 | 63.7 |
| >60 min | 13.7 | 19.6 | 23.5 | 19.5 |
| Capacity of local township hospital | ||||
| High | 15.2 | 1.1 | 11.5 | 8.9 |
| Medium | 50.9 | 69.7 | 62.3 | 61.8 |
| Low | 33.9 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 29.3 |
| Traffic condition | ||||
| National highway | 55.5 | 45.8 | 43.4 | 47.5 |
| Provincial highway | 25.7 | 20.6 | 24.0 | 23.3 |
| County highway | 18.8 | 33.7 | 32.6 | 29.2 |
ITIC, TC patient who used inpatient service in township hospital firstly, then inpatient service in county hospital within 30 days; OTIC, TC patient who used outpatient service in township hospital firstly, then inpatient service in county hospital within 30 days; OTOC, TC patient who used outpatient service in township hospital firstly, then outpatient service in county hospital within 30 days.