Survey of General Practitioners on Household Energy Insecurity in Henan Province, China

1,303 general practitioners in Henan Province, China, were surveyed in 2024 about their encounters with patients experiencing household energy insecurity. The data includes responses from providers across village clinics, township health centers, and county-, city-, and provincial-level hospitals. It was authored by Xiaoyu Liu and published under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze disparities in energy hardship based on healthcare setting type mentioned in the description
• Model the association between rural residency and utility shut-offs based on reported odds ratios
• Assess the prevalence of polluting fuel use for warmth across different institution levels

Strengths

• Survey includes 1,303 respondents, providing a substantial sample size
• Data is stratified by five distinct healthcare settings, allowing for comparative analysis
• Results include specific prevalence figures (e.g., 31% encountered patients struggling to pay bills) and adjusted odds ratios with confidence intervals

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is limited to a single province in China, which may affect generalizability

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Cross-sectional survey conducted in 2024

Time Range

2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 06:27:41; freshness should be verified

Geography

Henan Province, China