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Table 2 Distribution of outpatient health services utilization

From: The benefits of an integrated social medical insurance for health services utilization in rural China: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study

Variables

Group

Outpatient rate

χ2

P

No

Yes

Demographics

 Sex

Male

9,712(84.04)

1,844(15.96)

76.51

<0.001

Female

10,515(79.74)

2,672(20.26)

 Age (years)

45-50

3,560 (82.81)

739 (17.19)

4.17

0.244

51-60

6,986 (81.69)

1,566 (18.31)

61-70

6,107 (81.45)

1,391 (18.55)

≥71

3,583 (81.36)

821 (18.64)

 Education

Illiterate

6,110 (80.55)

1,475 (19.45)

22.65

<0.001

≤Elementary school

9,130 (81.55)

2,066 (18.45)

≥Middle school

4,988 (83.69)

972 (16.31)

 Economic status

Low

4,985 (81.22)

1,153 (18.78)

3.62

0.164

Middle

10,009 (81.72)

2,239 (18.28)

High

5,039 (82.53)

1,067 (17.47)

Life style

 Living status

Live with others

16,031 (81.93)

3,536 (18.07)

1.96

0.161

Live alone

4,205 (81.08)

981 (18.92)

 Sleeping hours

7-8 hours

7,532 (84.42)

1,390 (15.58)

85.96

<0.001

≤6 hours

9,930 (79.55)

2,553 (20.45)

>8 hours

2,774 (82.86)

574 (17.14)

 Smoking status

No

11,655 (80.33)

2,853 (19.67)

7.95

0.005

Yes

4,375 (82.11)

953 (17.89)

 Alcohol consumption

No

13,428 (80.25)

3,304 (19.75)

77.48

<0.001

Yes

6,800 (84.87)

1,212 (15.13)

Health status

 Disability

No

14,263 (82.61)

3,003 (17.39)

44.50

<0.001

Yes

3,169 (78.11)

888 (21.89)

 Body pain

No

11,077 (86.97)

1,660 (13.03)

478.40

<0.001

Yes

9,159 (76.22)

2,857 (23.78)

 Chronic diseases

No

9,791 (88.24)

1,305 (11.76)

567.35

<0.001

Yes

10,445 (76.48)

3,212 (23.52)