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. 2014 Jul 26;14:320. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-320

Table 7.

Hospitalisation amongst rural and urban adult respondents (n = 1,934)

 
Rural
Urban
 
Uninsured n = 560
Insured n = 558
Uninsured n = 420
Insured n = 396
  n % P value n % p value n % p value n % p value
Total hospitalised
18
3.2
(b)
46
8.4
0.001
11
3.0
(b)
24
7.0
0.04
Age group
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Age 15-24
1
1.4
0.46
4
6.9
0.19
3
5.7
0.61
1
2.7
0.85
Age 25-34
9
4.2
 
22
11.3
 
4
3.9
 
5
3.8
 
Age 35-44
6
4.2
 
15
7.9
 
3
1.9
 
11
11.6
 
Age 45-54
1
0.7
 
4
4.5
 
1
2.2
 
5
4.3
 
Age 55+
1
2.5
 
1
5.5
 
0
0
 
2
6.9
 
Education
 
3.8
 
27
8.1
 
3
2
 
10
6.2
 
Never studied
13
3.8
0.78
27
8.1
0.90
3
2
0.30
10
6.2
0.09
Primary (1–5)
2
2.1
 
9
9.9
 
2
1.6
 
7
9.8
 
Secondary +
3
3.0
 
10
8.2
 
6
4.8
 
7
6.5
 
Marital status
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Married
17
3.3
0.59
43
8.7
0.60
10
3.1
0.32
21
8.2
0.20
Unmarried/divorced
0
0
 
0
0
 
1
7.8
 
1
5
 
Widowed
1
1.9
 
3
6.1
 
0
0
 
2
1.8
 
Primary occupation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Self employed
4
6.4
0.69
5
5.8
0.58
8
4.5
0.13
14
6.3
0.30
Agriculture
12
2.9
 
35
8.8
 
0
0
 
0
0
 
Salaried worker
0
0
 
1
20.8
 
0
0
 
3
12.3
 
Unemployed
2
2.3
 
5
8.3
 
3
1.4
 
7
8.3
 
Mean annual income (INR)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0-60,000
11
3.6
0.72
21
8.3
0.54
4
2.2
0.37
10
5.9
0.76
60,001-120,000
6
3.6
 
17
7.9
 
3
1.9
 
11
7.3
 
120,001-180,000
0
0
 
6
13
 
3
9.8
 
1
8.7
 
180,000+
1
1.5
 
2
5.8
 
1
2.6
 
2
10.7
 
Dwelling type
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mud house
4
2
0.54
11
9.1
0.96
0
0
0.39
1
6.7
0.47
Semi
10
2.9
 
25
8.4
 
9
3.9
 
11
5.5
 
Solid
4
5.3
 
10
7.9
 
2
2.2
 
12
8.9
 
Reported 30-day morbidity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
18
3.6
0.08
38
8.0
0.42
9
2.9
0.87
19
7.1
0.98
Yes
0
0
 
8
10.9
 
2
3.4
 
5
6.9
 
Own health perception
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Poor
0
0
0.69
1
0.22
0.03
1
0.0
0.82
0
0
0.62
Average
15
2.6
 
43
7.8
 
6
1.7
 
20
5.3
 
Very good 3 0.67   2 0.35   4 1.2   4 1.8