Table 4.
Characteristics of the study variables
| Variable† | Maximum | 3rd quartile | Median | 1st quartile | Minimum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outpatient visits | 348.9 | 177.7 | 130.5 | 86.8 | 34.5 |
| Inpatient visits | 94.8 | 41.4 | 29.7 | 24.8 | 8.8 |
| Per capita annual medical expenditure (Yuan) | 603.0 | 261.0 | 216.0 | 174.0 | 79.0 |
| Per capita annual income (Yuan) | 7424.0 | 2595.0 | 2122.0 | 1542.0 | 951.0 |
| Government & social insurance (%) | 95.5 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| Private medical insurance (%) | 25.2 | 11.8 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| No medical insurance cover (%) | 98.1 | 93.1 | 85.8 | 75.4 | 4.3 |
| Rural class IV‡ | |||||
| Rural class I‡ | |||||
| Time - over 30 mins to the nearest health facility (%) | 36.2 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Number of restricted activity days | 384.0 | 220.0 | 162.0 | 114.0 | 51.0 |
| Number of doctor-diagnosed chronic conditions | 236.5 | 126.1 | 104.3 | 84.5 | 28.9 |
| Number of doctor referrals for hospitalisation | 139.2 | 55.5 | 41.4 | 35.8 | 13.9 |
| Age 0-14 (%) | 35.5 | 25.2 | 22.2 | 18.9 | 11.5 |
| Age 15-64 (%) | 79.4 | 72.0 | 70.4 | 66.9 | 57.7 |
| Age > 65+ (%) | 17.4 | 9.7 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 2.9 |
† Number of observations = 67 counties.
‡ Summary statistics are not applicable for this variable