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. 2019 Oct 29;18:166. doi: 10.1186/s12939-019-1068-1

Table 2.

Health care utilization before and after Urban-rural Residents Basic Medical Insurance Integration

Variables Control Integration
2013 2015 D1 2013 2015 D2
Probability of outpatient visit last month (%)
 All 19.65 17.65 −2.00*** 16.43 15.17 −1.26
 Urban community 18.98 16.20 −2.78** 17.71 16.57 −1.14
 Rural village 19.90 18.18 −1.72** 15.84 14.52 −1.32
 Poor 18.76 17.40 −1.36 14.12 13.95 −0.17
 Medium 19.51 17.97 −1.54 17.61 14.50 −3.11
 Rich 20.63 17.56 −3.07*** 17.85 17.27 −0.58
Number of outpatient visits last month (Mean)
 All 2.33 2.22 −0.11 2.21 2.71 0.50
 Urban community 2.33 2.09 −0.24 2.41 2.54 0.13
 Rural village 2.33 2.26 −0.07 2.10 2.80 0.70
 Poor 2.46 2.25 −0.21 2.20 2.96 0.77
 Medium 2.18 2.24 0.06 1.79 2.39 0.60
 Rich 2.37 2.18 −0.19 2.65 2.76 0.11
Probability of inpatient visit last year (%)
 All 11.34 12.42 1.08* 7.01 8.93 1.92**
 Urban community 12.54 12.60 0.06 8.00 9.52 1.52
 Rural village 10.89 12.36 1.47** 6.56 8.66 2.10*
 Poor 9.22 9.88 0.66 5.32 6.98 1.66
 Medium 11.65 12.17 0.52 8.81 6.42 −2.39
 Rich 13.07 15.12 2.05** 7.10 13.82 6.72***
Number of inpatient visits last year (Mean)
 All 1.49 1.47 −0.02 1.24 1.60 0.36*
 Urban community 1.50 1.41 − 0.09 1.36 1.48 0.12
 Rural village 1.49 1.49 0.00 1.17 1.66 0.49***
 Poor 1.54 1.47 −0.07 1.13 1.83 0.71
 Medium 1.50 1.40 −0.10 1.33 1.46 0.12
 Rich 1.46 1.52 0.06 1.22 1.53 0.31
Probability of unmet hospitalization need last year (%)
 All 6.27 5.90 −0.37 3.03 3.66 0.63
 Urban community 6.07 5.61 −0.46 2.43 4.19 1.76
 Rural village 6.34 6.01 −0.33 3.25 3.41 0.16
 Poor 6.02 5.35 −0.67 2.72 3.65 0.93
 Medium 7.07 6.38 − 0.69 2.65 4.04 1.39
 Rich 5.73 5.96 0.23 3.83 3.26 −0.57

Note: D1, change in health service utilization during the period of pre- and post- integration in the control group; D2, change in the integration group

*, P < 0.1; **, P < 0.05; ***, P < 0.01