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Table 1 Selection and description of variables

From: Targeting vulnerable groups of health poverty alleviation in rural China— what is the role of the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme for the middle age and elderly population?

Variable

Variable Value

Percentage (%)

Outcome variable

0 = Catastrophic health expenditure did not occur

78.2

1 = Catastrophic health expenditure occurred

21.8

Endogenous variable

0 = Uninsured

14.2

1 = Insured

85.8

Gender of household head

1 = Male

53.1

2 = Female

46.9

Educational level of household head

1 = Illiterate

24.7

2 = Primary and junior high school

66.5

3 = High school

8.6

4 = University and above

0.1

Career of household head

1 = Agriculture

54.1

2 = Industry

20.9

3 = Unemployed

19.5

4 = Retired

5.5

Households with members aged over 65 years

1 = Yes

32.7

2 = No

67.3

Households with disabled member

0 = No

66.9

1 = Yes

33.1

Households with inpatients

1 = Yes

12.5

2 = No

87.5

Household members with chronic disease

0 = 0 species

37.5

1 = 1 species

35.3

2 = 2 species

20.0

3 = 3 species or more

7.2

Family size

1 = 1

61.8

2 = 2

35.7

3 = 3

2.4

4 = 4

0.1

Region

1 = East

34.7

2 = Central

42.0

3 = West

23.3