Explaining Urban-Rural Health Disparities in China

Urban residents report worse health status than rural residents, with significant differences in activity limitations and disease diagnoses.

• Urban residents have a lower self-reported health status compared to rural residents.
• Urban individuals are more likely to experience activity limitations due to illness.
• There is a higher prevalence of serious disease diagnoses among urban residents.
• Urban residents are less likely to visit physicians for illness compared to their rural counterparts.
• The disparity in health care utilization between urban and rural residents has increased since 1997.

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