Variables | The number of outpatient visits | Length of stay | Ln (out-of-pocket spending) | % of medical expenses to income |
---|---|---|---|---|
Subject (refā=āmedical-aid) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Poor not enrolled in Medical Aid | ā0.173*** | ā0.290** | 1.143*** | 0.090*** |
The near poor | ā0.101 | 0.243 | 1.597*** | 0.109*** |
Gender (refā=āmale) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Female | 0.342*** | ā0.319 | 0.175* | ā0.0223 |
Age (refā=ā20ā39) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
40ā64 | 0.204* | 0.418 | ā0.529*** | 0.012 |
ā„65 | 0.286** | ā0.347 | ā0.630*** | ā0.037 |
Education level (refā=ābelow elementary school) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Middle/High school | ā0.163*** | ā0.261 | 0.196** | ā0.033 |
Above university | ā0.268** | ā0.701 | 0.480*** | ā0.109** |
Marital status (refā=āmarried) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Single | ā0.038 | ā1.267** | ā0.778*** | 0.074 |
Divorced or separated | 0.040 | 0.043 | ā0.861*** | ā0.005 |
Employment status (refā=āeconomically active) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Inactive/unemployed | 0.124** | 0.531* | ā0.017 | 0.028 |
Self-rated health (refā=āgood) | 0.373*** | 0.944*** | 0.392*** | 0.007 |
Depression (refā=āno) | ā0.002 | 0.503** | 0.017 | 0.029 |
Disability (refā=āno) | 0.094 | 0.255 | 0.103 | ā0.014 |
Chronic disease (refā=āno) | 1.383*** | 0.954*** | 0.577*** | 0.024 |