Table 2.
Sample data
| Variables | NRCMS | URBMI | URRBMI | sign |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (S.D.) | Mean (S.D.) | Mean (S.D.) | ||
| Dependent variable | ||||
| Net benefit of inpatient care | 229.0460 (2106.3960) |
285.0119 (1953.7150) |
338.0393 (3185.9190) |
|
| Independent variable | ||||
| Gender | *** | |||
| Male | 0.5005 (0.5) | 0.3799 (0.4855) | 0.4699 (0.4992) | |
| Female | 0.4995 (0.5) | 0.6201 (0.4855) | 0.5301 (0.4992) | |
| Age | *** | |||
| ≤ 44 | 0.4879 (0.4999) | 0.5219 (0.4997) | 0.4232 (0.4942) | |
| 45–59 | 0.2791 (0.4486) | 0.2506 (0.4335) | 0.2946 (0.456) | |
| ≥ 60 | 0.233 (0.4228) | 0.2275 (0.4194) | 0.2821 (0.4501) | |
| Marital status | *** | |||
| Married | 0.791 (0.4066) | 0.6669 (0.4715) | 0.7855 (0.4106) | |
| Divorced/single/separated/other | 0.209 (0.4066) | 0.3331 (0.4715) | 0.2145 (0.4106) | |
| Employment/retirement status | *** | |||
| Employment | 0.757 (0.4289) | 0.4528 (0.498) | 0.6058 (0.4888) | |
| Retirement | 0.0085 (0.0918) | 0.0862 (0.2808) | 0.0121 (0.1095) | |
| Unemployment or student | 0.2345 (0.4237) | 0.461 (0.4987) | 0.3821 (0.486) | |
| Educational level | *** | |||
| Under primary school | 0.4962 (0.5) | 0.3011 (0.4589) | 0.5665 (0.4956) | |
| Junior | 0.3997 (0.4899) | 0.3517 (0.4777) | 0.3108 (0.4629) | |
| High school or above | 0.1041 (0.3054) | 0.3472 (0.4763) | 0.1227 (0.3282) | |
| Chronic | * | |||
| No chronic | 0.9312 (0.2531) | 0.913 (0.2819) | 0.9342 (0.2479) | |
| One or multiple chronic | 0.0688 (0.2531) | 0.087 (0.2819) | 0.0658 (0.2479) | |
| Health status (EQ-VAS: self-reported) | *** | |||
| Excellent | 0.5528 (0.4972) | 0.5591 (0.4967) | 0.6025 (0.4895) | |
| Good | 0.3463 (0.4758) | 0.345 (0.4755) | 0.3185 (0.466) | |
| Medium | 0.0887 (0.2843) | 0.0855 (0.2797) | 0.0632 (0.2433) | |
| Poor | 0.0104 (0.1016) | 0.0089 (0.0941) | 0.0121 (0.1095) | |
| Very poor | 0.0017 (0.0417) | 0.0015 (0.0385) | 0.0037 (0.0605) | |
| Distance to the medical institution | *** | |||
| < 1 km | 0.4742 (0.4994) | 0.7182 (0.45) | 0.4335 (0.4956) | |
| ≥ 1 km | 0.5258 (0.4994) | 0.2818 (0.45) | 0.5665 (0.4956) | |
| Willingness to seek inpatient care | ||||
| Primary care hospital | 0.9581 (0.2004) | 0.7331 (0.4425) | 0.9556 (0.2061) | *** |
| General hospital or TCM hospital (Traditional Chinese Medicine) | 0.0419 (0.1972) | 0.2669 (0.4467) | 0.0444 (0.271) | |
| Per capita income | 12,450.55 (13,065.36) | 13,735.92 (10,404.71) | 14,473.30 (18,066.56) | *** |
Note: Primary care hospital refers to village / private clinics, community health service stations, township hospitals or community health service centers; general hospital refers to general hospitals at the municipal / county level; TCM hospital refers to traditional Chinese medicine hospitals at the municipal /county level. Calculations were weighted using individual sampling weights and adjusted for individual responses
***implies p-value < 0.001, *implies p-value< 0.05