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Table 2 Health care needs of the poor in 2013 and 2018 in China

From: Poverty alleviation and health services for the poor in China: evidence from national health service surveys in 2013 and 2018

 

Total

 

Urban area

 

Rural area

 

2013

2018

2013

2018

2013

2018

Two-week morbidity rate

      

The poor

28.2%

45.5%

32.1%

51.6%

26.6%

44.7%

The non-poor

22.8%

37.7%

29.1%

39.5%

19.1%

36.8%

RR

1.23

1.21

1.10

1.31

1.39

1.21

Chi Square

331.0

654.0

26.4

195.1

501.6

564.2

P-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

NCD prevalence

      

The poor

31.9%

44.2%

34.4%

48.8%

30.9%

43.5%

The non-poor

23.9%

33.4%

30.4%

37.0%

20.1%

31.8%

RR

1.34

1.32

1.13

1.32

1.54

1.37

Chi Square

717.3

1300

46.2

190.7

1000

1300

P-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Self-reported health status

      

The poor

73.5

68.2

73.8

68.0

73.4

68.2

The non-poor

81.1

77.7

80.0

79.0

81.7

77.2

RR

0.91

0.88

0.92

0.86

0.90

0.88

T-value

68.7

82.0

31.2

37.0

63.4

68.7

P-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. RR for risk ratio; NCD for noncommunicable chronic disease
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