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Table 2 Trends in healthcare utilisation by health insurances, 2008–20181

From: Trends in disparities in healthcare utilisation between and within health insurances in China between 2008 and 2018: a repeated cross-sectional study

 

2008

2013

2018

Difference (percentage points)2

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

2008-13

2013-18

2008-18

Outpatient visit

 UEBMI

3281

14.6 (14.1-15.0)

7681

13.4 (13.1-13.7)

13,752

22.9 (22.5-23.2)

−1.2***

9.5***

8.3***

 URBMI

704

10.5 (9.7-11.2)

4625

12.4 (12.1-12.7)

14,679

23.5 (23.1-23.8)

1.9***

11.0***

13.0***

 NRCMS

18,888

15.5 (15.3-15.7)

18,758

13.3 (13.1-13.4)

31,578

25.2 (25.0-25.4)

−2.2***

11.9***

9.7***

 Uninsured

2310

10.8 (10.4-11.2)

931

8.9 (8.3-9.4)

1094

17.4 (16.5-18.3)

−1.9***

8.5***

6.6***

Inpatient admission

 UEBMI

2068

9.2 (8.9-9.6)

6453

11.2 (11.0-11.5)

8920

14.8 (14.5-15.1)

2.1***

3.6***

5.6***

 URBMI

343

5.1 (4.6-5.3)

2633

7.1 (6.8-7.3)

7729

12.4 (12.1-12.6)

2.0***

5.3***

7.2***

 NRCMS

8408

6.9 (6.8-7.0)

12,686

9.0 (8.8-9.1)

17,936

14.3 (14.1-14.5)

2.1***

5.3***

7.4***

 Uninsured

928

4.3 (4.1-4.6)

556

5.3 (4.9-5.7)

465

7.4 (6.8-8.0)

1.0***

2.1***

3.1***

Foregone inpatient care

 UEBMI

628

23.3 (21.7-24.9)

1212

15.8 (15.0-16.6)

1906

17.6 (16.9-18.3)

−7.5***

1.8**

−5.7***

 URBMI

144

29.6 (25.5-33.6)

592

18.4 (17.0-19.7)

2034

20.8 (20.0-21.6)

−11.2***

2.5**

−8.8***

 NRCMS

2770

24.8 (24.0-25.6)

2796

18.1 (17.5-18.7)

5159

22.3 (21.8-22.9)

−6.7***

4.3***

−2.5***

 Uninsured

451

32.7 (30.2-35.2)

134

19.4 (16.5-22.4)

175

27.2 (23.7-30.6)

−13.3***

7.8**

−5.5*

  1. 1Data are presented as total numbers and crude rates (95% CI) of healthcare utilisation unless otherwise stated
  2. 2***, ** and * denote p < 0.0001, p < 0.01, and p < 0.05