Table 2.
Distribution of OOPa expenditures for rural population
| N(%) | OOPa expenditure(¥) | t/F | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95%CI | ||||
| Reform category | 12.32 | <0.001 | |||
| Before the reform(2007–2012) | 429,207 (38.5) | 1784.1 | 1771.5–1796.7 | ||
| After the reform(2013–2016) | 684,408 (61.5) | 1685.9 | 1676.6–1695.2 | ||
| Sex | −7.99 | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 536,520 (48.2) | 1755.5 | 1744–1767.1 | ||
| Female | 577,095 (51.8) | 1694.1 | 1684.5–1703.8 | ||
| Age, years | 49.98 | <0.001 | |||
| < 65 | 749,120 (67.3) | 1850.5 | 1841.0–1860.1 | ||
| ≥ 65 | 364,495 (32.7) | 1463.1 | 1451.3–1475.0 | ||
| Annual net income per capitab,¥ | 59.80 | <0.001 | |||
| < 7000 | 96,611 (8.7) | 1607.6 | 1584.4–1630.7 | ||
| 7000–14,000 | 589,879 (53.0) | 1753.9 | 1743.3–1764.6 | ||
| ≥ 14,000 | 427,125 (38.4) | 1708.3 | 1696.6–1719.9 | ||
| Level of Hospitalb | 82,061.2 | <0.001 | |||
| Primary | 495,267 (44.5) | 766.8 | 758.2–775. 5 | ||
| Secondary | 439,686 (39.5) | 1494.8 | 1488.6–1500.9 | ||
| Tertiary | 178,662 (16.0) | 4940.8 | 4907.7–4973.9 | ||
| Hospital regions | − 219.04 | <0.001 | |||
| In Sanming | 1,001,205 (89.9) | 1101.8 | 1097.7–1105.8 | ||
| In other region | 112,410 (10.1) | 7270.5 | 7215.4–7325.6 | ||
| Chronic conditions | −33.56 | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 130,054 (11.7) | 2191.6 | 2161.6–2221.6 | ||
| No | 983,561 (88.3) | 1661.9 | 1654.4–1669.4 | ||
| Official reimbursement rate,% | 172.64 | <0.001 | |||
| < 80 | 411,794 (37.0) | 2668.6 | 2653.4–2683.9 | ||
| ≥ 80 | 701,821 (63.0) | 1169.4 | 1161.9–1176.9 | ||
| Ceiling of annual compensation per patient,¥ | 11.82 | <0.001 | |||
| < 104 | 684,408 (61.5) | 1795.4 | 1781–1809.8 | ||
| ≥ 104 | 429,207 (38.5) | 1693.9 | 1685.2–1702.7 | ||
aOOP: Out-of-pocket. bUsing Bonferroni method, all results between every two groups are significantly different (p<0.001)