Table 5 Health care expenses of the poor in 2013 and 2018 in China
Total | Urban areas | Rural areas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | 2018 | 2013 | 2018 | 2013 | 2018 | |
Average inpatient expenses (Yuan) | ||||||
The poor | 8078 (16,145) | 7776 (20,027) | 12,021 (23,204) | 11,555 (28,356) | 6501 (11,877) | 7349 (18,811) |
The non-poor | 9505 (19,080) | 10,783 (19,625) | 12,486 (22,661) | 13,278 (21,620) | 7424 (15,788) | 9624 (18,512) |
t-value | 3.9 | 10.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 7.9 |
P-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.565 | 0.065 | 0.010 | < 0.001 |
% of Out-of-Pocket Payment | ||||||
The poor | 41.9% | 31.9% | 44.3% | 40.3% | 41.0% | 31.0% |
The non-poor | 45.8% | 45.4% | 40.0% | 39.2% | 49.8% | 48.3% |
t-value | 3.3 | 15.0 | -1.0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 15.6 |
P-value | 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.315 | 0.203 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |