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Table 1 Description of variables (N/% or means)

From: An economy-related equity analysis of health service utilization by women in economically underdeveloped regions of western China

 

N

percent(%)/mean

Healthcare Utilization

   

Two-week outpatient rate

Visit

2300

9.89

Annual inpatient rate

Hospitalized

2623

11.27

Need variables

 Age(years)

15–24*

2456

10.56

25–34

2967

12.75

35–44

4610

19.82

45–54

5215

22.42

55–64

4233

18.20

65-max

3783

16.26

 Illness in last two weeks

Not sick*

18,052

77.60

Sick

5212

22.40

 Chronic disease

Not sick*

17,432

74.93

Sick

5832

25.07

 Self-rated health

Good*

16,382

70.42

Bad

6882

29.58

Control variables

 Educational status

Illiterate*

5038

21.66

Primary school

5750

24.72

Junior high school

8010

34.43

Senior high school

3012

12.95

Junior college and above

1454

6.25

 Marital status

Unmarried*

2219

9.54

married

18,680

80.30

Widowed and divorced

2365

10.17

 Employment status

Employed*

16,179

69.55

retirement

1385

5.95

student

1053

4.53

unemployed

4647

19.98

 Economic status

Lowest group*

4653

20.00

Lower group

4654

20.01

Medium group

4792

20.60

Higher group

4536

19.50

Highest group

4629

19.90

Basic medical insurance

UEBMI

2035

8.75

URBMI

1341

5.76

NRCMS

18,210

78.28

URRBMI

1293

5.56

Uninsured

385

1.65

Urban/rural area

rural*

14,684

63.12

urban

8580

36.88

region

Shannan*

7314

31.44

Guanzhong

12,187

52.39

Shanbei

3763

16.18

Adjusted family size

 

23,264

2.20

  1. *Reference levels in the Probit regression. UEBMI: Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance; URBMI: Urban Residents Basic Medical Insurance; NRCMS: New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme; URRBMI: Urban and Rural Residents Basic Medical Insurance