Skip to main content

Table 3 Distribution of benefits by economic quintiles in 2008 and 2013

From: The distribution of benefits under China’s new rural cooperative medical system: evidence from western rural China

Economic status (Quintile)

2008

2013

Percentage of receiving reimbursements, % (95% CI)

Amount of the obtained reimbursements, Yuan (95% CI)

Percentage of receiving reimbursements, % (95% CI)

Amount of the obtained reimbursements, Yuan (95% CI)

Poorest

2.24 (1.58–2.90)

832.14 (622.07–1042.21)

7.34 (6.75–7.93)

3410.04 (2877.08–3943.01)

Poorer

3.07 (2.29–3.85)

748.19 (572.04–924.34)

7.97 (7.36–8.58)

2905.59 (2607.23–3203.95)

Middle

4.78 (3.82–5.74)

714.15 (586.16–842.15)

7.98 (7.37–8.60)

2934.18 (2656.89–3211.46)

Richer

4.23 (3.32–5.13)

884.84 (666.48–1103.20)

8.96 (8.32–9.60)

3947.16 (3464.38–4429.95)

Richest

7.16 (6.00–8.32)

2122.24 (1386.05–2858.42)

10.79 (10.09–11.49)

6299.32 (5659.49–6939.16)

Total

4.29 (3.88–4.70)

1234.26 (947.60–1493.91)

8.61 (8.33–8.89)

4064.16 (3836.44–4291.87)

Sample size

9506

408

38,010

3272