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Table 1 Health insurance coverage in rural China and Vietnam

From: Can rural health insurance improve equity in health care utilization? a comparison between China and Vietnam

  

Compulsory HI %(n/N)

Voluntary HI %(n/N)

Total %(n/N)

China

Shandong

N/A*

91.3% (10764/11789)

91.3% (10764/11789)

 

Ningxia

N/A*

85.0% (9217/10847)

85.0% (9217/10847)

Vietnam

Hai Duong

25.7% (1098/4274)

23.7% (1012/4274)

49.4% (2110/4274)

 

Bac Giang

27.2% (1280/4709)

25.5% (1202/4709)

52.7% (2482/4709)

  1. Data source: Household survey, 2006
  2. * The study areas were in rural China where there is no compulsory health insurance.
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International Journal for Equity in Health

ISSN: 1475-9276

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