Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the sample population for the low-income population from Taiwan’s National Health Insurance database, 2011
| Age (years) | Male | Female | All | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| 0-14 y/o | 45,821 | 29.21% | 43,927 | 28.64% | 89,748 | 28.93% |
| 15-29 y/o | 35,571 | 22.67% | 43,419 | 28.31% | 78,990 | 25.46% |
| 30-44 y/o | 20,154 | 12.85% | 33,832 | 22.06% | 53,986 | 17.40% |
| 45-59 y/o | 33,723 | 21.50% | 22,228 | 14.49% | 55,951 | 18.03% |
| 60-74 y/o | 15,133 | 9.65% | 6,045 | 3.94% | 21,178 | 6.83% |
| 75 y/o or more | 6,482 | 4.13% | 3,938 | 2.57% | 10,420 | 3.36% |
| Total | 156,884 | 50.56% | 153,389 | 49.44% | 310,273 | 100.00% |