Table 3. Measures of poverty gross and net of health payments and after compensation for all NCMS insured.
| Gross of health payments(1) | Net of health payments(2) | Difference | After compensation(5) | Difference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute(3) = (2)-(1) | Relative(4) = [(3)/(1)]*100 | Absolute(6) = (5)-(2) | Relative(7) = [(6)/(2)]*100 | ||||
| Poverty headcount a | 2.55% (0.0008) | 5.81% (0.0012) | 3.26% | 127.84% | 4.84% (0.0011) | -0.97 | -16.70% |
| Poverty gap b (Yuan) | 16.07 (0.6084) | 42.90 (1.0377) | 26.83 | 166.96% | 34.49 (0.9288) | -8.41 | -19.60% |
| Normalized poverty gap b | 0.70% (0.0003) | 1.87% (0.0005) | 1.17% | 167.14% | 1.50% (0.0004) | -0.37% | -19.79% |
| Mean positive poverty gap c (Yuan) | 630.00 (14.1218) | 738.16 (10.1805) | 108.16 | 17.17% | 711.86 (11.1848) | -26.30 | -3.56% |
| Normalized mean positive poverty gap c | 27.39% (0.0061) | 32.09% (0.0044) | 4.70% | 17.16% | 30.95% (0.0049) | -1.14% | -3.55% |
Standard errors presented in the parentheses.
Test the difference between the payments with and without compensation:
a χ2 = 38.07 p<0.001
b t = 19.45 P<0.001
c t = 4.63 P<0.001.