Table 1.
Healthcare utilization, Health burden, and PS proportion before and after 2009 health reform
| Variables | All | 2008 | 2012 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel A: Zhejiang | ||||
| Outpatient | ||||
| % of outpatient visit, % | 22.72 | 21.72 | 23.86 | 0.500 |
| Frequency of outpatient visits, mean(SD) | 2.46 (0.12) | 2.64 (0.19) | 2.26 (0.16) | 0.133 |
| OOP-to-THEs %, mean(SD) | 86.95 (1.44) | 90.74 (1.97) | 82.51 (2.56) | 0.004 |
| PS-to-THEs %, mean(SD) | 81.89 (1.89) | 86.86 (2.03) | 76.30 (2.84) | 0.000 |
| Inpatient | ||||
| % of being hospitalized, % | 11.86 | 8.40 | 15.85 | 0.000 |
| Frequency of hospitalization, mean(SD) | 1.34 (0.05) | 1.27 (0.06) | 1.38 (0.07) | 0.306 |
| OOP-to-THEs%, mean(SD) | 61.02 (2.51) | 61.24 (3.97) | 60.88 (3.17) | 0.552 |
| PS-to-THEs%, mean(SD) | 55.68 (3.66) | 54.19 (6.44) | 56.74 (3.99) | 0.910 |
| Panel B: Gansu | ||||
| Outpatient | ||||
| % of outpatient visit, % | 20.11 | 17.93 | 22.43 | 0.011 |
| Frequency of outpatient visits, mean(SD) | 2.16 (0.11) | 2.09 (0.16) | 2.22 (0.14) | 0.537 |
| OOP-to-THEs%, mean(SD) | 74.76 (5.00) | 77.89 (5.66) | 71.83 (5.11) | 0.226 |
| PS-to-THEs%, mean(SD) | 69.25 (2.52) | 79.25 (2.93) | 61.20 (3.83) | 0.004 |
| Inpatient | ||||
| % of being hospitalized, % | 6.91 | 6.63 | 7.22 | 0.104 |
| Frequency of hospitalization, mean(SD) | 1.24 (0.08) | 1.13 (0.40) | 1.33 (0.13) | 0.203 |
| OOP-to-THEs%, mean(SD) | 61.41 (4.77) | 61.78 (6.80) | 60.99 (5.05) | 0.624 |
| PS-to-THEs%, mean(SD) | 41.68 (4.48) | 41.51 (4.28) | 41.88 (7.17) | 0.806 |
The proportions reported in the table are weighted proportions. The means reported in the table are weighted means, and robust standard errors (Ses) are in parentheses, all stratified by county level and clustered at PSU. χ2 tests for dichotomous variables and t-tests for continuous variables