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 4 Utilization of health service under different insurance conditions

	Insured				Uninsured
Variables	Prevalence rate (%)	Inpatient rate (%)	Outpatient rate (%)	Out-of-pocket (yuan)	Prevalence rate (%)	Inpatient rate (%)	Outpatient rate (%)	Out-of-pocket (yuan)
Family size 1	14.8	13.5*	20.1	310.46	16.9	12.3	16.2	330.35
Family size 2	15	12.4	20.5	332.16	16.2	13.3	17.7	421.5
Family size 3	14.6	14.2	22.8	343.22	8	11.8	15.7	392.24
Family size 4	/	33.3	33.3	138	/	/	/	417
Households with members aged over 65 years	16.6**	15.3**	21.6*	321.13**	14.7	15.5	17.1	368.12
Households without members aged over 65 years	14	12.2	20	323.00	16.3	10.8	16.8	349.33
Having No chronic disease	13.11	11.1	19.1	306.69	14.8	11.7	16.2	319.49
Having One chronic disease	15.7**	14.8**	21.3	322.50	16.6	13.5	17.6	342.64
Having Two chronic diseases	15.8	13.8	21.6	343.78	16.7	13.8	17.6	500.61
Having Three chronic diseases	16.9	15.6	20.5	409.75	17.6	9.5	11.7	310.44
No disability	13.6	12.3	20.2*	304.34	15	11.4	15.4	352.03
Disability	17.1**	14.9**	20.8*	349.58**	17.7	14.7	18.8	391.15
Inpatient	23.4**	100**	34.5**	536.26**	27.3	100**	38.6**	467.06
No Inpatient	13.8	0	18.3	289.03	14.7	0	13.5	354.54
Illiteracy	15.5	13.1	20.2	276.49	16	17	16.5	406.03
Elementary school and junior high school	14.6	13.4	20.6	317.94	16.8	10.3	16.2	356.1
High school	13.1	12.1	19.8	367.78	12.7	11.4	14.6	412.58
University and above	12.5	22.2	11.1	115.47	/	/	/	312.5
The poorest level	14.6	13.3	20.7	58.38**	17.6	10.8	12.9	54.09**
Sub poverty level	14.8	13.1	19.7	129.18	15.6	11.3	17.9	121.97
General level	14.5	12.4	20.7	216.97	14.9	11.5	14.3	192.09
Richer level	15.5	12.4	19.8	393.53	17.7	13	17	369.3
Most wealthy level	14.8	15.3	21.3	1131.39	13.6	17.6	22.9	1158.42

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