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Table 7 Logistic regression of unmet healthcare needs caused by main reasons

From: Does universal health insurance coverage reduce unmet healthcare needs in China? Evidence from the National Health Service Survey

 

Non-use of outpatient services

Non-use of inpatient services

Early discharge from hospital

OR

SD

OR

SD

OR

SD

Predisposing factors

 Sex, ref.: male

1.576*

0.314

0.736

0.304

1.185**

0.190

 Age (years), ref.: ≤30

  

  30–45

1.415

0.782

1.578

0.908

1.406

0.903

  45–60

1.392**

0.248

1.389

0.601

1.876**

0.628

   > 60

1.838**

0.178

1.739**

0.505

2.171**

0.918

 Marital status, ref.: not married

0.949

0.370

1.313

0.790

1.375*

0.291

 Education level, ref.: less than lower secondary

  Upper secondary & vocational training

0.829*

0.247

0.709

0.353

0.945

0.400

  Tertiary

0.597**

0.186

0.874**

0.227

0.639**

0.194

 Employment status, ref.: employment

  

  Unemployment

0.997

0.558

1.297**

0.274

0.948

0.470

  Retired

0.495***

0.097

1.507

0.622

1.193

0.593

  Family size, ref.: ≤2

1.190

0.546

0.903*

0.114

1.354

0.742

Enabling factors

 Social health insurance, ref.: have no insurance

1.275

0.336

0.312***

0.083

0.875

0.501

 Income level, ref.: ≤¥13,334

  

  ¥13,334–24,915

0.974

0.483

0.629**

0.148

1.094

0.590

  ¥24,915–39,967

0.850

0.324

0.310***

0.077

0.905

0.532

   > ¥39,967

0.645

0.290

0.202***

0.082

0.654*

0.212

 Financial subsidies: ref.: have financial subsidies

1.290

0.596

0.387***

0.115

1.099

0.601

 Area of residence, ref.: urban

0.840

0.250

1.179

0.596

1.178

0.578

Need factors

 Self-reported health status (value on VAS), ref.: excellent

  Good

1.180

0.623

1.820

0.793

0.879

0.283

  Fair

0.908

0.421

1.576

0.669

0.913*

0.301

  Poor

0.718

0.207

1.845

0.858

0.698

0.411

 Depression, ref.: not depressed

0.747**

0.190

1.094

0.480

0.855**

0.146

 Smoking, ref.: smoked

1.009

0.393

1.003

0.502

1.084

0.394

 Drinking, ref.: drank

0.890

0.155

0.822

0.348

0.747

0.401

 Chronic disease, ref.:0

  One chronic disease

0.735***

0.110

1.997**

0.839

0.693*

0.171

  Multiple chronic disease

0.379***

0.130

2.624**

1.095

0.402**

0.103

 Year, ref.:2008

  2013

1.090

0.388

0.897*

0.248

1.403

0.834

  2018

0.954*

0.173

0625**

0.173

0.811

0.338

 Year2013*Social health insurance

1.032

0.491

0.901

0.418

1.193

0.579

 Year2018*Social health insurance

0.832

0.290

0.309**

0.104

0.975

0.628

  1. Note: *** indicates p value < 0.001, ** indicates p value < 0.01, * indicates p value < 0.05, SD standard deviation, OR odd ratio
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