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Table 3 Outpatient service utilization rate in the last 4 weeks by income groups and health insurance membership in six counties of China and 4 districts of Vietnam (2006)

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

 

China

  

Vietnam

  

Income groups

Member %

(n/N)

Non-Member %

(n/N)

OR

Member %

(n/N)

Non-Member %

(n/N)

OR

Low

10.7%

(517/4825)

10.0%

(67/670)

1.1

17.3%

(164/950)

13.8%

(112/810)

1.3*

Middle

9.1%

(989/10843)

10.7%

(82/763)

0.8

11.8%

(261/2211)

11.2%

(282/2515)

1.1

High

8.7%

(455/5221)

9.5%

(29/306)

0.9

10.6%

(127/1202)

10.0%

(129/1295)

1.1

  1. Data source: Household survey, 2006. 8 individuals in China had miising values in reporting their sertive utilization, therefore the total sample size is 22628.
  2. * p < 0.05, according to Chi Square test
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International Journal for Equity in Health

ISSN: 1475-9276

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