Table 1.

The contribution of various membership groups to the social health insurance fund [source: Midori and Hiroyuki (2)].

Group	Members	Premium level	Contributive responsibility
1	Workers in formal sectors	4.5% of monthly salary	Employers contribute 3%, employees contribute 1.5%
2	Pensioners People on working capacity loss allowance	4.5% of pensioner salary 4.5% of working capacity loss allowance	100% paid by the social security agency
3	The poor, minorities, and children under 6 years of age	4.5% of monthly minimum salary	100% subsidy by the government
4	The near-poor Pupils and students	4.5% of monthly minimum salary 3% of monthly minimum salary	70% subsidy by the government 30% subsidy by the government
5	Workers in informal sectors Other members of households	4.5% of monthly minimum salary 4.5% of monthly minimum salary for the first person; 70, 60, and 50% of the premium rate applicable to the first person, for the second, third, and fourth persons, respectively; 40% of this premium rate for the fifth or additional persons	100% paid by covered person