Table 4. Measures of poverty gross and net of health payments and after compensation for hospital admission 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) = (4)-(2) | Relative(7) = [(5)/(2)]*100 | ||||
| Poverty headcount a | 0.45% (0.0011) | 7.50% (0.0042) | 7.05% | 1566.67% | 2.09% (0.0023) | -5.41% | -72.21% |
| Poverty gap a (Yuan) | 1.73 (0.5928) | 57.48 (3.8075) | 55.75 | 3222.54% | 10.01 (1.3500) | -47.47 | -82.59% |
| Normalized poverty gap b | 0.08% (0.0003) | 2.50% (0.0017) | 2.42% | 3025.00% | 0.44% (0.0006) | -2.06% | -82.47% |
| Mean positive poverty gap b (Yuan) | 386.51 (99.3997) | 766.60 (27.9439) | 380.09 | 98.34% | 479.92 (38.7010) | 286.68 | -37.40% |
| Normalized mean positive poverty gap c | 16.80% (0.0432) | 33.33% (0.0121) | 16.53% | 98.39% | 20.87% (0.0168) | 12.46% | -37.38% |
Standard errors presented in the parentheses.
Test the difference between the payments with and without compensation:
a χ2 = 129.32 p<0.001
b t = 14.46 P<0.001
c t = 5.27 P<0.001.