Table 3.
Concentration and Horizontal Inequity Indexes in the average outpatient visits and the average number of hospital admissions during 2007–2009.
| Service Category | Outpatient | Inpatient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Frequency of Clinic Visits or Hospital Admissions) | 0.549 | 0.113 | ||||
| Parameters | Estimates | 95% CI | Estimates | 95% CI | ||
| Cm (actual use) | −0.114 | −0.134 | −0.094 | −0.073 | −0.104 | −0.042 |
| Cn (need-expected use) | −0.106 | −0.111 | −0.102 | −0.079 | −0.083 | −0.076 |
| HIwv ( use after standardizing the differences in need and others *) | −0.006 | −0.025 | 0.014 | 0.007 | −0.024 | 0.037 |
Note: * Need and other factors: age, sex, residential area (urban vs. rural), Medicaid Aid recipient, private health insurance and self-rated health status.