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Table 4 Adjusted trends in health care utilization by regional groups, 1991-2011a

From: Socioeconomic inequalities of outpatient and inpatient service utilization in China: personal and regional perspectives

Region

ref.

1993

1997

2000

2004

2006

2009

2011

Clinic Visit

 Urban

0

−0.587(0.151)***

−0.244(0.129)*

0.014(0.120)

0.425(0.107)***

0.195(0.116)*

0.097(0.115)

0.847(0.080)***

 Suburban

0

−0.900(0.166)***

−0.012(0.113)

−0.397(0.128)***

0.490(0.099)***

0.384(0.101)***

0.288(0.101)***

0.244(0.097)**

 Town

0

−1.259(0.190)***

−0.840(0.165)***

−0.503(0.142)***

0.347(0.111)***

0.327(0.108)***

0.067(0.113)

0.400(0.092)***

 Rich village

0

−0.822(0.132)***

−0.455(0.114)***

−0.373(0.111)***

0.492(0.090)***

0.344(0.091)***

0.211(0.091)**

0.092(0.090)

 Poor village

0

−0.906(0.134)***

−0.759(0.125)***

−0.548(0.118)***

0.533(0.088)***

0.256(0.091)***

0.449(0.087)***

0.361(0.086)***

Inpatient

 Urban

0

−0.669(0.277)**

−0.042(0.216)

−1.229(0.339)***

−0.450(0.243)*

−0.898(0.289)***

−0.795(0.254)***

−0.698(0.189)***

 Suburban

0

−1.055(0.351)***

−1.237(0.370)***

−1.447(0.394)***

−0.666(0.268)**

−0.621(0.251)**

−0.991(0.254)***

−0.633(0.210)***

 Town

0

−0.301(0.249)

−0.953(0.339)***

−1.557(0.426)***

−0.971(0.315)***

−0.791(0.279)***

−1.012(0.268)***

−1.062(0.235)***

 Rich village

0

−0.410(0.241)*

−2.006(0.459)***

−1.666(0.392)***

−1.315(0.321)***

−1.678(0.323)***

−1.505(0.263)***

−1.040(0.211)***

 Poor village

0

−0.885(0.310)***

−1.429(0.370)***

−0.864(0.299)***

−0.898(0.283)***

−1.475(0.311)***

−1.069(0.224)***

−0.784(0.198)***

  1. aCells represent coefficient (standard error)
  2. * p < 0.1; ** p < 0.05; *** p < 0.01