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Table 3 Catastrophic health expenditure and impoverished by medical expenses in different households

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?

Variables

Variable value

Out-of-pocket/capacity to pay(%)

Incidence of catastrophic health expenditures(%)

Incidence of impoverishment by medical expense(%)

Participate in insurance

Insured

19.0

21.9

8.0

Uninsured

19.9

20.6

7.7

Households with members aged over 65 years

Yes

25.9**

30.5**

11.1**

No

16.9

17.6

6.4

Species of chronic diseases

0 species

15.7**

16.1**

5.6**

1 species

19.3

21.7

7.6

2 species

23.2

26.5

10.6

3 species

34.1

38.0

14.8

Educational level

Illiterate

21.5**

26.2**

10.3**

Elementary school and junior high school

20.3

21.6

7.7

High school

14.9

17.0

6.0

University and above

5.6

0.0

0.0

Family size

1

23.0*

24.6**

9.0**

2

15.3

17.1

6.3

3

16.1

16.5

6.1

4

38.7

25

/

Disabled

Yes

26.0**

27.3**

10.2**

No

16.7

19.0

6.9

Inpatient

Yes

29.7**

31.0**

11.0**

No

17.6

20.4

7.6

Region

East

17.8

20.8

7.8

Central

20.8

22.6

8.4

West

18.5

21.5

7.5

  1. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01