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?

Table 2 Health-care needs and service utilization

Variables	Variable value	Prevalence(%)	Inpatient rate (%)	Outpatient rate (%)	Inpatient reimbursement ratio (%)
Whether to participate in insurance	Insured	14.8	13.2	20.4**	45.5
Whether to participate in insurance	Uninsured	15.9	12.5	16.6	/
Households with members aged over 65 years	Yes	16.4**	15.3**	21.0	53.7**
Households with members aged over 65 years	No	14.2	12.1	19.6	39.9
Species of chronic diseases	0 species	13.4**	11.2**	18.8	43.0
	1 species	15.60	13.8	20.8	45.1
	2 species	16.0	14.9	21.0	52.7
	3 species	17.2	15.1	19.6	45.8
Educational level	Illiterate	16.0	14.3	20.6	44.5**
	Elementary school and junior high school	14.8	13.1	20.2	44.6
	High school	13.0	12.1	19.2	45.2
	University and above	12.5	22.2	11.1	30.5
Family size	1	15.1	13.4	19.7	47.9
	2	15.1	12.5	20.2	42.8
	3	13.9	14.0	22.0	43.5
	4	/	25	25	/
Disabled	Yes	17.2**	14.9**	20.5	47.8
Disabled	No	13.8	12.2	19.7	45.2
Inpatient	Yes	23.8**	100**	34.9**	46.2
Inpatient	No	13.9	/	17.8	/
Region	East	10.6**	10.7**	18.0**	44.3
	Central	15.6	13.2	19.9	44.6
	West	20.6	16.4	23.2	50.4

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