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Table 4 Logit regression results of the impact of different medical insurance system on the utilization of health services by the floating elderly population

From: Institutional differences and geographical disparity: the impact of medical insurance on the equity of health services utilization by the floating elderly population - evidence from China

Variables

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

the Average Marginal Effect

 

the Average Marginal Effect

 

the Average Marginal Effect

 

the Average Marginal Effect

 

Medical insurance

− 0.157*

− 0.0383*

− 0.147*

− 0.0355*

− 0.0912

− 0.0215

  
 

(0.0810)

(0.0197)

(0.0823)

(0.0199)

(0.0849)

(0.0200)

  

No medical insurance

      

0.0629

0.0148

       

(0.0883)

(0.0208)

BMISUE

      

−0.124

−0.0292

       

(0.102)

(0.0239)

Gender

  

−0.124*

−0.0299*

− 0.105

− 0.0248

− 0.103

− 0.0243

   

(0.0644)

(0.0156)

(0.0677)

0.0160

(0.0678)

(0.0160)

Age

  

0.00957*

0.00232*

0.00718

0.00169

0.00737

0.00174

   

(0.00553)

(0.00134)

(0.00602)

0.00142

(0.00603)

(0.00142)

Ethnicity

  

−0.142

−0.0343

−0.0845

−0.0199

− 0.0838

− 0.0198

   

(0.106)

(0.0256)

(0.109)

(0.0256)

(0.109)

(0.0257)

Household registration type (Hukou)

Rural hukou

  

−0.0949

−0.0230

0.0479

0.0113

0.0128

0.00301

   

(0.0733)

(0.0177)

(0.0873)

(0.0206)

(0.0919)

(0.0217)

Rural to resident hukou

  

−0.0500

−0.0121

−0.0285

−0.00671

− 0.0705

−0.0166

   

(0.279)

(0.0676)

(0.284)

0.0670

(0.288)

(0.0680)

Nonrural to resident hukou

  

0.487

0.118

0.306

0.0721

0.334

0.0787

   

(0.382)

(0.0924)

(0.393)

(0.0926)

(0.394)

(0.0928)

Marital Status

Single

  

−0.359

− 0.0869

− 0.210

− 0.0495

−0.217

− 0.0511

   

(0.331)

(0.0799)

(0.337)

(0.0794)

(0.337)

(0.0794)

Married

  

−0.202**

−0.0490**

−0.187**

− 0.0440**

−0.184**

− 0.0434**

   

(0.0812)

(0.0196)

(0.0825)

(0.0194)

(0.0826)

(0.0194)

 

Education Level

  

0.0674**

0.0163**

0.0679**

0.0160**

0.0730**

0.0172**

   

(0.0322)

(0.00779)

(0.0337)

(0.00792)

(0.0339)

(0.00798)

Range of Migration

Interprovince

    

0.317***

0.0748***

0.315***

0.0742***

     

(0.0811)

(0.0190)

(0.0810)

(0.0190)

Intercity

    

0.0353

0.00833

0.0366

0.00862

     

(0.0827)

(0.0195)

(0.0827)

(0.0195)

 

Monthly household income

    

2.15e-05***

5.08e-06***

2.15e-05***

5.06e-06***

     

(7.06e-06)

1.66e-06

(7.00e-06)

(1.64e-06)

Main Source of Income

Income from employment

    

−0.258***

−0.0609***

−0.258***

−0.0609***

     

(0.0959)

(0.0226)

(0.0959)

(0.0225)

Pension/savings

    

0.0538

0.0127

0.0901

0.0212

     

(0.0984)

(0.0232)

(0.102)

(0.0241)

Others

    

−0.0518

− 0.0122

− 0.0537

− 0.0127

     

(0.162)

(0.0381)

(0.162)

(0.0381)

 

No. of friends of residence

    

0.00381

0.000899

0.00390

0.000920

     

(0.00285)

(0.000672)

(0.00285)

(0.000672)

Daily exercise time

    

−0.000841

−0.000198

−0.000800

−0.000188

     

(0.000723)

(0.000170)

(0.000723)

(0.000170)

Physical examination

    

0.223***

0.0527***

0.225***

0.0530***

     

(0.0657)

(0.0154)

(0.0657)

(0.0154)

Self-rated health

    

0.0624

0.0147

0.0626

0.0148

     

(0.0496)

(0.0117)

(0.0496)

(0.0117)

 

Province of residence

    

0.0130***

0.00307***

0.0130***

0.00307***

     

(0.00185)

(0.000426)

(0.00185)

(0.000426)

 

Constant

−0.185**

−0.185**

−0.580

−0.580

−1.567***

−1.567***

−1.651***

−1.651***

 

(0.0739)

(0.0739)

(0.431)

(0.431)

(0.521)

(0.521)

(0.519)

(0.519)

Observations

4484

 

4484

4484

4481

 

4481

 

Pseudo-R2

0.0006

 

0.0058

 

0.0247

 

0.0249

 
  1. 1) Columns (1)–(3) divides medical insurance into two categories: “with medical insurance” and “no medical insurance,” and “no medical insurance” is the baseline variable. Column (4) divides medical insurance into three categories: “BMISUE”, “BMISURR”, and “no medical insurance”, and “BMISURR” is the baseline variable. 2) The baseline variables for household registration type, marital status, distance from place of origin, and main source of income are “nonrural hukou,” “divorced or widowed,” “intercity,” and “other members of the family”, respectively. 3) The robust standard errors are reported in parentheses. 4) *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1