New cooperative medical scheme decreased financial burden but expanded the gap of income-related inequity: evidence from three provinces in rural China

Table 3 Health care need and utilization of each income quintile

Province	Health care need and utilization frequency	Poorest (Q1)	Q2	Q3	Q4	Richest (Q5)	Total	Sig.*
Hubei	Self-ill (mean)	0.83	0.78	0.83	0.80	0.59	0.80	F = 0.378
Hubei	Self-ill (mean)	0.83	0.78	0.83	0.80	0.59	0.80	p = 0.824
	Out-p (mean)	0.38	0.36	0.48	0.38	0.33	0.39	F = 0.707
	Out-p (mean)	0.38	0.36	0.48	0.38	0.33	0.39	p = 0.587
	Sug-inp (mean)	0.88	0.62	0.53	0.53	0.26	0.67	F = 2.248
	Sug-inp (mean)	0.88	0.62	0.53	0.53	0.26	0.67	p = 0.063
	In-p (mean)	0.39	0.43	0.33	0.35	0.26	0.38	F = 0.679
	In-p (mean)	0.39	0.43	0.33	0.35	0.26	0.38	p = 0.607
Chongqing	Self-ill (mean)	0.67	0.72	0.70	0.58	0.63	0.69	F = 0.386
Chongqing	Self-ill (mean)	0.67	0.72	0.70	0.58	0.63	0.69	p = 0.819
	Out-p (mean)	0.30	0.25	0.35	0.21	0.24	0.28	F = 0.812
	Out-p (mean)	0.30	0.25	0.35	0.21	0.24	0.28	p = 0.518
	Sug-inp (mean)	0.65	0.63	0.42	0.67	0.55	0.59	F = 0.829
	Sug-inp (mean)	0.65	0.63	0.42	0.67	0.55	0.59	p = 0.507
	In-p (mean)	0.43	0.41	0.32	0.67	0.50	0.42	F = 1.810
	In-p (mean)	0.43	0.41	0.32	0.67	0.50	0.42	p = 0.125
Zhejiang	Self-ill (mean)	0.46	0.54	0.49	0.49	0.71	0.53	F = 1.078
Zhejiang	Self-ill (mean)	0.46	0.54	0.49	0.49	0.71	0.53	p = 0.367
	Out-p (mean)	0.11	0.16	0.12	0.16	0.37	0.17	F=3.122
	Out-p (mean)	0.11	0.16	0.12	0.16	0.37	0.17	p=0.015
	Sug-inp (mean)	0.29	0.20	0.36	0.30	0.44	0.31	F = 1.829
	Sug-inp (mean)	0.29	0.20	0.36	0.30	0.44	0.31	p = 0.122
	In-p (mean)	0.27	0.17	0.35	0.30	0.39	0.29	F = 1.815
	In-p (mean)	0.27	0.17	0.35	0.30	0.39	0.29	p = 0.125

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