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Table 4 Health service use by income quintiles (linear probability model)

From: China’s new cooperative medical scheme and equity in access to health care: evidence from a longitudinal household survey

   

Poorest

2nd poorest

Middle

2nd richest

Richest

Outpatient use

2004

Unadjusted

11.91%

10.01%

9.51%

11.91%

12.32%

  

Need-adjusted

11.61%

10.72%

10.73%

12.42%

11.76%

 

2009

Unadjusted

12.45%

10.97%

11.65%

9.97%

12.86%

  

Need-adjusted

11.54%

11.57%

12.08%

10.67%

10.82%

Folk doctor use

2004

Unadjusted

3.91%

4.01%

3.90%

2.72%

2.01%

  

Need-adjusted

3.60%

3.84%

3.76%

2.49%

1.70%

 

2009

Unadjusted

6.09%

7.00%

4.20%

4.19%

3.60%

  

Need-adjusted

5.77%

6.87%

4.09%

4.19%

3.22%

Preventive care use

2004

Unadjusted

1.50%

2.21%

2.30%

3.22%

5.72%

  

Need-adjusted

1.49%

2.40%

2.51%

3.36%

5.69%

 

2009

Unadjusted

1.99%

2.69%

3.69%

3.79%

5.29%

  

Need-adjusted

2.03%

2.88%

3.90%

4.11%

5.25%