Table 1.
Coverage of health insurance and use of health care-RLMS 2000–2004 (respondents aged 18 and over)
| Year | ||||||
| Variable | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
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No of respondents (mean age) |
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| Males | 3,534 (43.0) | 3,902 (42.9) | 4,074 (42.9) | 4,137 (42.4) | 4,571 (39.7) | |
| Females | 4,801 (46.7) | 5,416 (46.6) | 5,571 (46.7) | 5,679 (46.5) | 6,067 (44.5) | |
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COMPULSORY INSURANCE no (%) |
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| Whole sample | Y | 7,294 (87.9) | 8,516 (91.5) | 8,924 (92.7) | 9,148 (93.4) | 10,001 (94.1) |
| N | 1,008 (12.1) | 788 (8.5) | 708 (7.4) | 648 (6.6) | 623 (5.9) | |
| Subgroups | ||||||
| Men <60 years | Y | 2308 (82.4) | 2,683 (86.6) | 2861 (87.7) | 2998 (88.9) | 3068 (89.5) |
| N | 493 (17.6) | 416 (13.4) | 400 (12.3) | 374 (11.1) | 362 (10.6) | |
| Women <60 years | Y | 3003 (89.0) | 3,531 (92.2) | 3691 (93.3) | 3874 (94.3) | 3940 (94.8) |
| N | 371 (11.0) | 298 (7.8) | 266 (6.7) | 234 (5.7) | 216 (5.2) | |
| Men >60 years | Y | 677 (94.4) | 768 (96.6) | 793 (98.5) | 739 (97.8) | 695 (98.4) |
| N | 40 (5.6) | 27 (3.4) | 12 (1.5) | 17 (2.3) | 11 (1.6) | |
| Women >60 years | Y | 1306 (92.6) | 1,534 (97.0) | 1579 (98.1) | 1537 (98.5) | 1501 (98.9) |
| N | 104 (7.4) | 47 (3.0) | 30 (1.9) | 23 (1.5) | 17 (1.1) | |
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SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE Whole sample – no. (%) |
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| Yes | 156 (1.9) | 295 (3.2) | 306 (3.2) | 321 (3.3) | 259 (2.5) | |
| No | 8,093 (98.1) | 8,976 (96.8) | 9,313 (96.8) | 9,434 (96.7) | 10,297 (97.6) | |
| Who pays for supplementary insurance – no. (%) | ||||||
| Enterprise | 112 (71.8) | 225 (76.3) | 227 (74.2) | 252 (78.5) | 202 (78.0) | |
| Self | 29 (18.6) | 43 (14.6) | 56 (18.3) | 47 (14.6) | 38 (14.7) | |
| Other | 15 (9.6) | 27 (9.2) | 23 (7.5) | 22 (6.9) | 19 (7.3) | |
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SAW PROF. FOR NEW ILLNESS Whole sample – no. (%) |
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| Yes | 1,319 (37.1) | 1,860 (29.5) | 3,885 (69.5) | 1,692 (31.3) | 1,897 (32.4) | |
| No | 2,234 (62.9) | 4,445 (70.5) | 1,706 (30.5) | 3,714 (68.7) | 3,961 (67.6) | |
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PRIVATE HEALTH CARE Whole sample no. (%) |
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| Yes | 60 (5.8) | 106 (7.0) | 111 (7.9) | 110 (8.2) | 124 (8.0) | |
| No | 981 (94.2) | 1,405 (93.0) | 1,297 (92.1) | 1,230 (91.8) | 1,435 (92.1) | |