Table 3 Health care utilization of the poor in 2013 and 2018 in China

Two-week outpatient utilization rate (%)

The poor

11.5%

18.6%

10.8%

17.5%

11.8%

18.8%

The non-poor

8.5%

15.9%

8.2%

14.2%

8.7%

16.6%

RR

1.36

1.18

1.32

1.23

1.36

1.13

Chi Square

237.2

139.3

55.6

27.2

174.2

71.2

P-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

One-year inpatient admission rate (%)

The poor

12.9%

20.8%

12.8%

17.9%

13.0%

21.2%

The non-poor

9.2%

13.1%

10.3%

13.4%

8.6%

13.0%

RR

1.41

1.59

1.25

1.34

1.52

1.63

Chi Square

337.3

1200

42.2

56.1

347.2

1200

P-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

% of outpatient in PHC settings

The poor

73.2%

74.2%

44.5%

49.0%

82.2%

76.9%

The non-poor

60.4%

62.7%

26.3%

32.3%

76.0%

72.6%

RR

1.21

1.18

1.69

1.52

1.08

1.06

Chi Square

146.5

238.6

83.6

57.5

34.5

34.4

P-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001