Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of rural disabled persons’ independent variables and social medical insurance participation rate and significance of univariate analysis
| Variable | Sample size and proportion N (%) | Social medical insurance participation rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Participation in social medical insurance |
|
|
| Yes |
32374 (28) |
|
| No |
82111 (72) |
|
| |
Level 2 characteristic N=5220 |
|
| Rehabilitation Stations** |
|
|
| Yes |
1014 (19) |
36 |
| No |
4206 (81) |
27 |
| Special Committees for the Disabled** |
|
|
| Yes |
2369 (45) |
30 |
| No |
2851 (55) |
27 |
| NPC** |
|
|
| Yes |
750 (14) |
41 |
| No |
4470 (86) |
26 |
| Per Capita Income of Villagers in 2005** |
|
|
| 683 or less |
1157 (22) |
19 |
| 684–2800 |
2083 (40) |
24 |
| 2301 or more |
1980 (38) |
35 |
| |
Level 1 characteristic N=114,485 |
|
| Gender* |
|
|
| Male |
57296 (50) |
29 |
| Female |
57189 (50) |
28 |
| Educational Level** |
|
|
| College or Above |
109 (0) |
41 |
| Primary, High and Technical Secondary School |
16785 (15) |
30 |
| Primary School and Below |
97591 (85) |
28 |
| Employment** |
|
|
| Yes |
41521 (36) |
29 |
| No |
72964 (64) |
28 |
| Marital Status** |
|
|
| In Marriage |
69340 (61) |
29 |
| Not in Marriage |
45145 (39) |
27 |
| Per Capita Household Income(PCHI)** |
2281.32 (STD=2264.54) |
|
| 683 or less |
15117 (13) |
21 |
| 684–2300 |
59726 (52) |
27 |
| 2301 or more |
39642 (35) |
33 |
| Disability Degree** |
|
|
| grade-1 (most severe) |
20030 (18) |
27 |
| grade-2 |
14086 (12) |
26 |
| grade-3 |
30947 (27) |
28 |
| grade-4 (least severe) |
49422 (43) |
30 |
| Participation in Society** |
|
|
| None/ Mild barriers |
51328 (45) |
29 |
| Moderate barriers |
36343 (32) |
29 |
| Severe barriers | 26814 (23) | 26 |
*Significant at 0.05,
**Significant at 0.001, significance of the x2-test, examining the independent associations between rural disabled persons’ social medical insurance participation and independent variables.