Table 1.
Characteristics of participants covered by URRBMI, URBMI or NCMS in 2013
| Households covered by URRBMI | Households covered by URBMI or NCMS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | %/mean | N | %/mean | |
| Household size | ||||
| < =2 | 4860 | 43.77 | 9210 | 44.73 |
| 3–4 | 4342 | 39.10 | 8347 | 40.54 |
| > =5 | 1902 | 17.13 | 3033 | 14.73 |
| Gender of household head | ||||
| Male | 8659 | 77.98 | 15,691 | 76.21 |
| Female | 2445 | 22.0 | 4899 | 23.79 |
| Marital status of household head | ||||
| Unmarried and others | 9273 | 83.51 | 17,433 | 84.67 |
| Married | 1831 | 16.49 | 3157 | 15.33 |
| Educational level of household head | ||||
| Illiterate | 1773 | 15.97 | 2838 | 13.78 |
| Primary school | 4206 | 37.88 | 7435 | 36.11 |
| Junior middle school | 3955 | 35.62 | 7859 | 38.17 |
| Senior high school or above | 1170 | 10.53 | 2458 | 11.94 |
| Employment status of household head | ||||
| Employed | 8333 | 75.0 | 16,427 | 79.78 |
| Retired | 440 | 4.0 | 755 | 3.67 |
| Unemployed and others | 2331 | 21.0 | 3408 | 16.55 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 3439 | 30.97 | 6234 | 30.28 |
| Rural | 7665 | 69.03 | 14,356 | 69.72 |
| Region of household | ||||
| East | 5895 | 53.09 | 5737 | 27.86 |
| Middle | 1583 | 14.26 | 7635 | 37.08 |
| West | 3626 | 32.65 | 7218 | 35.06 |
| Type of medical insurance scheme | ||||
| URRBMI | 11,104 | 100 | – | |
| MIUR | – | 2715 | 13.19 | |
| NCMS | – | 17,875 | 86.81 | |
| Preferred institution for common diseases | ||||
| Primary hospital | 9718 | 87.52 | 19,051 | 92.53 |
| Non-primary hospital | 1386 | 12.48 | 1539 | 7.47 |
| Household including hospitalized member | ||||
| Yes | 2312 | 20.82 | 4592 | 22.30 |
| No | 8792 | 79.18 | 15,998 | 77.70 |
| Household including member with chronic disease | ||||
| Yes | 5042 | 45.41 | 8550 | 41.53 |
| No | 6062 | 54.59 | 12,040 | 58.47 |
| Household with members aged five or younger | ||||
| Yes | 2043 | 18.40 | 4169 | 20.25 |
| No | 9061 | 81.60 | 16,421 | 79.75 |
| Household with members aged sixty and above | ||||
| Yes | 5188 | 46.72 | 8897 | 43.21 |
| No | 5916 | 53.28 | 11,693 | 56.79 |
| Expenditure quintile a (US$)b | ||||
| Quintile I (poorest) | 417.58 | 384.02 | ||
| Quintile II | 855.55 | 778.51 | ||
| Quintile III | 1365.04 | 1201.88 | ||
| Quintile IV | 2114.28 | 1831.15 | ||
| Quintile V (wealthiest) | 4801.56 | 3816.38 | ||
US$ United States Dollar
aQuintile 1 is the poorest 20%, and quintile 5 is the wealthiest 20%
bAccording to the exchange rate of 6.1932 yuan to US$ 1.00