Table 2.
Attitudes toward voucher scheme among the matched respondents in 2010 and 2016
Variable | 2010 (N = 823) n (%) |
2016 (N = 823) n (%) |
P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Whether sufficient information provided on the voucher scheme (among those who were aware of the voucher scheme) | |||
Sufficient | 129 (27.9) | 397 (53.1) | < 0.001 |
Fair | 143 (31.0) | 218 (29.2) | |
Insufficient | 190 (41.1) | 132 (17.7) | |
Whether voucher is convenient to use | |||
No | 168 (24.3) | 41 (5.1) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 523 (75.7) | 758 (94.9) | |
Whether the service coverage of voucher is enough | |||
No | 218 (41.8) | 133 (18.1) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 304 (58.2) | 600 (81.9) | |
Whether the subsidy amount of voucher is enough | |||
No | 562 (79.8) | 374 (50.5) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 142 (20.2) | 367 (49.5) | |
Whether the voucher can encourage the use of health services in private sector | |||
No | 468 (63.8) | 305 (38.5) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 266 (36.2) | 488 (61.5) |
Figures may not add up to total number of respondents since we exclude those saying “don’t know”/"don’t remember” or missing;
P-value indicates the statistical significance of years with each variable