Social health insurance contributes to universal coverage in South Africa, but generates inequities: survey among members of a government employee insurance scheme

Table 4 Type of provider consulted by insurance status of respondent

Provider type	Uninsured	Privately Insured	GEMS	GEMS PACKAGES			Total sample
Provider type	Uninsured	Privately Insured	GEMS	Sapphire/ Beryl/Ruby ‘low-cost’	Emerald ‘mid-cost’	Onyx ‘high-cost’	Total sample
Total sample	N = 342	N = 574	N = 408	N = 67	N = 305	N = 36	N = 1330
Public Clinic	0.04	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.02	0.06	0.03
Public hospital	0.10	0.03	0.04*	0.03	0.04	0.03	0.05
Private GP	0.10	0.37	0.33*	0.30	0.32	0.44	0.29
Private pharmacy	0.05	0.39	0.29*	0.25	0.28	0.47	0.27
Private Other	0.06	0.21	0.30*	0.10	0.34	0.44	0.20
Lower skilled workers	N = 97	N = 33	N = 36	N = 16	N = 20	N = 0	N = 168
Public Clinic	0.09	0.12	0.08	0.13	0.05	–	0.10
Public hospital	0.16	0.12	0.03	0.00	0.05	–	0.13
Private GP	0.10	0.27	0.36*	0.44	0.30	–	0.20
Private pharmacy	0.06	0.21	0.14	0.06	0.20	–	0.11
Private Other	0.09	0.12	0.2	0.06	0.35	–	0.13

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