Table 2 Average utilization (mean±SD) and expenditure (mean±SD) of various types of healthcare services according to levels of health need (N=4880)
From: Vertical equity of healthcare in Taiwan: health services were distributed according to need
Level of need | Outpatient care | Â | Emergency care | Â | Hospitalization | Â | Preventive care | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | % used1 | # of visit2 | Expenditure3 | % used1 | # of visit2 | Expenditure3 | % used1 | # of visit2 | Expenditure3 | % used1 | # of visit2 | Expenditure3 |
Very low (n=141) | 92.2 | 10.4±10.7 | 191±241 | 10.6 | 0.13±0.41 | 5±22 | 0.01 | 0.02±0.19 | 60±600 | 11.3 | 0.2±0.6 | 2±6 |
Low (n=1195) | 93.1 | 12.5±12.1 | 280±472 | 11.1 | 0.16±0.58 | 8±33 | 0.05 | 0.08±0.57 | 98±733 | 17.9 | 0.3±0.7 | 3±6 |
Moderate (n=1290) | 95.3 | 14.9±12.3 | 318±368 | 13.5 | 0.19±0.62 | 11±49 | 0.08 | 0.10±0.43 | 131±1057 | 23.3 | 0.4±0.9 | 4±7 |
High (n=1867) | 97.8 | 19.1±15.7 | 541±1472 | 14.8 | 0.21±0.66 | 13±56 | 0.09 | 0.13±0.53 | 174±1462 | 26.8 | 0.5±0.9 | 4±8 |
Very high (n=387) | 98.2 | 28.3±23.8 | 1112±2432 | 19.4 | 0.38±1.12 | 35±140 | 0.19 | 0.41±1.45 | 620±3637 | 28.2 | 0.5±0.8 | 4±8 |
Pearson χ2/ F | 50.8*** | 107.23*** | 45.26*** | 20.25*** | 8.58*** | 16.43*** | 83.16*** | 21.44*** | 9.543*** | 48.76*** | 11.41*** | 13.10*** |