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Table 1 Descriptive summary of respondents’ socio-demographic profiles

From: Current status and influencing factors of policy identification in health impact assessment: a case study of Zhejiang Province

Demographic category

Sample size (n = 655)

%

Gender

Male

312

47.6

Female

343

52.4

Marital status

Single/divorced/widowed

159

24.3

Married

496

75.7

Mode of appointment

Regular staff

559

85.3

The contract

96

14.7

Position

Clerks

188

28.7

Officers

319

48.7

Deputy officers and above

148

22.6

Degree of education

Junior college and below

58

8.9

Undergraduate course

516

78.8

Postgraduate or above

81

12.4

Job content

 Administrative management

193

29.5

Medical technology

149

22.7

Administrative management and medical technology

164

25.0

Others

149

22.7

Department of Work

Health department

247

37.7

Non-health sector

408

62.3

Reasons for participation in HIA

Superior requirement

516

78.8

Take one’s own initiative

84

12.8

Others

55

8.4

Have you learned about HIA?

Yes

296

45.2

No

359

54.8