Table 1 Distribution (%) of subjects according to health need 1 stratified by gender, age, level of education and monthly income (N=4880)
From: Vertical equity of healthcare in Taiwan: health services were distributed according to need
Distribution of subjects by health need (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Total n | Very low | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Â | Â | (n=141) | (n=1195) | (n=1290) | (n=1867) | (n=387) |
Gender*** | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 2276 | 4.0 | 28.5 | 26.8 | 33.9 | 6.7 |
Female | 2604 | 1.9 | 21.0 | 26.1 | 42.1 | 9.0 |
Age (y)*** | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
40-49 | 2596 | 3.5 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 33.0 | 5.7 |
50-59 | 1654 | 2.1 | 20.5 | 25.4 | 43.0 | 9.0 |
60-64 | 630 | 2.4 | 16.8 | 19.0 | 47.5 | 14.3 |
Formal education (y)*** | ||||||
≤6 | 2078 | 2.0 | 18.4 | 21.8 | 46.7 | 11.1 |
7-9 | 795 | 3.9 | 26.0 | 27.7 | 36.5 | 5.9 |
10-12 | 1097 | 3.5 | 28.9 | 30.4 | 31.9 | 5.3 |
>12 | 821 | 3.4 | 33.7 | 32.8 | 25.7 | 4.4 |
Monthly income (US$)*** | ||||||
0 | 1237 | 2.4 | 18.9 | 22.9 | 42.2 | 13.6 |
1-300 | 517 | 1.9 | 11.8 | 21.7 | 51.6 | 13.0 |
301-600 | 770 | 2.7 | 20.5 | 23.8 | 46.1 | 6.9 |
601-1200 | 1163 | 2.6 | 27.6 | 29.8 | 34.7 | 5.2 |
1201-1800 | 646 | 4.3 | 34.1 | 31.0 | 28.3 | 2.3 |
>1800 | 507 | 3.7 | 38.8 | 31.1 | 22.5 | 3.9 |