Table 5. Multivariate analysis of the percentage of per capita medical expense (as of per capita total expense).
Overall | Inpatient | Outpatient | Self-treatment | |
Household characteristics | ||||
Household size | 0.935(0.731) | 1.008(0.968) | 1.207(0.381) | 0.867(0.478) |
Presence of members <18 | 1.192(0.702) | 1.809(0.227) | 0.593(0.301) | 1.297(0.580) |
Presence of members >60 | 1.177(0.743) | 1.069(0.900) | 0.878(0.811) | 1.100(0.851) |
Per capita income (1K RMB) | 0.962(0.008) | 0.994(0.700) | 0.977(0.146) | 0.978(0.123) |
Household head characteristics | ||||
Age | 1.061(0.003) | 1.043(0.041) | 1.026(0.232) | 1.023(0.252) |
Gender (baseline: male) | 1.778(0.156) | 0.466(0.077) | 2.821(0.020) | 1.609(0.252) |
Marital status (baseline: married)SingleDivorced or widowed | 0.689(0.664)0.547(0.253) | 1.161(0.871)1.648(0.374) | 0.507(0.471)0.625(0.417) | 0.768(0.764)1.234(0.697) |
Occupation (baseline: farmer)UnemployedOther* | 1.359(0.769)1.127(0.721) | 0.475(0.505)1.860(0.082) | 3.939(0.234)0.520(0.075) | 2.150(0.476)1.517(0.224) |
Education (baseline: no school)Elementary schoolMiddle schoolHigh school and higher | 1.746(0.162)1.468(0.404)2.381(0.165) | 3.432(0.004)2.127(0.125)1.678(0.437) | 1.860(0.157)1.180(0.743)1.184(0.806) | 1.071(0.867)0.733(0.510)2.074(0.256) |
In each cell, odds ratio (p-value). Other occupation includes: government, student, self-employed, public or private company and others.