Table 7 Unmet need of hospitalization 1998–2018
Proportion of unmet need of inpatient medical care (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | 2003 | 2008 | 2013 | 2018 | |
Urban | 30.4 | 26.1 | 25.0 | 17.7 | 21.0 |
Rural | 38.5 | 28.1 | 22.6 | 16.8 | 21.9 |
East | 32.7 | 23.2 | 19.9 | 13.5 | 16.2 |
Central | 36.2 | 29.1 | 23.5 | 17.9 | 21.0 |
West | 36.8 | 28.8 | 23.7 | 17.9 | 23.3 |
Northeast | 39.7 | 32.1 | 31.0 | 23.5 | 30.4 |
Highest income | 27.6 | 18.7 | 15.6 | 13.2 | 15.6 |
Higher income | 32.2 | 22.6 | 19.4 | 14.5 | 19.2 |
Lower income | 36.9 | 28.2 | 24.2 | 17.5 | 23.4 |
Lowest income | 46.4 | 39.7 | 34.5 | 22.9 | 26.7 |
Non-poverty | 44.1 | 37.9 | 31.1 | 20.6 | 25.5 |
Poverty | 55.4 | 51.1 | 45.6 | 29.7 | 30.0 |
All | 35.9 | 27.5 | 23.2 | 17.2 | 21.5 |