Table 2.
Characteristics of total respondents in 2016
| Variables | category | Total | XT(n = 431) | YQ(n = 395) | t /Chi-square tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
| Gender | Male | 435 (52.7) | 222 (51.5) | 213 (53.9) | 0.483 |
| Female | 391 (47.3) | 209 (48.5) | 182 (46.1) | ||
| Age (year) | < 18 | 62 (7.5) | 31 (7.2) | 31 (7.8) | 0.077 |
| 18–45 | 202 (24.5) | 97 (22.5) | 105 (26.6) | ||
| 46–64 | 388 (46.9) | 221 (51.3) | 167 (42.3) | ||
| ≥65 | 174 (21.1) | 82 (19.0) | 92 (23.3) | ||
| Marriage | Married | 650 (78.7) | 346 (80.3) | 304 (77.0) | 0.245 |
| Othersb | 176 (21.3) | 85 (19.7) | 91 (23.0) | ||
| Household size (Mean, SD) | 1.53 (0.50) | 3.60 (1.69) | 4.06 (2.48) | < 0.01 | |
| PCHI (CNY) (Mean, median) | 9307 (6250) | 10,555 (7178) | 7951 (5280) | < 0.001a | |
| Hospital level | county or less level | 211 (25.5) | 136 (31.6) | 75 (19.0) | < 0.001 |
| municipal or higher level | 615 (74.5) | 295 (68.4) | 320 (81.0) | ||
| Inpatient times (Mean, SD) | 4.59 (6.73) | 5.71 (8.80) | 3.36 (2.76) | < 0.001 | |
| Inpatient days (Mean, SD) | 49.03 (66.21) | 65.51 (80.06) | 35.42 (42.76) | < 0.001 | |
| Inpatient expenses (Mean, median) | 70,897 (56159) | 74,284 (63095) | 67,150 (50828) | < 0.001a | |
|
NCMS reimbursement (CNYc) (Mean, median) |
34,742 (27593) | 33,515 (28228) | 36,081 (26889) | 0.926a | |
|
CII reimbursement (CNY) (Mean, median) |
7023 (3581) | 8045 (4582) | 5908 (3005) | < 0.001a | |
| OOP (CNY) (Mean, median) | 28,499 (22316) | 32,531 (25050) | 24,100 (18225) | < 0.001a | |
| NDMC (CNY) (Mean, median) | 4433 (2860) | 4480 (2985) | 4384 (2784) | 0.743a | |
| Indirect cost (CNY) (Mean, median) | 9244 (2000) | 10,248 (2000) | 8148 (1500) | 0.106a | |
| Financial assistance from kin | Yes | 233 (28.2) | 146 (33.9) | 87 (22.0) | < 0.001 |
| No | 593 (71.8) | 285 (66.1) | 308 (78.0) | ||
| Medical assistance | Yes | 198 (24.0) | 140 (32.5) | 58 (14.7) | < 0.001 |
| No | 628 (76.0) | 291 (67.5) | 337 (85.3) | ||
| Medical debt | |||||
| Incidence | Yes | 568 (68.8) | 283 (65.7) | 285 (72.2) | < 0.05 |
| No | 258 (31.2) | 148 (34.3) | 110 (27.8) | ||
| Median load (CNY) (Mean, median) | 36,768 (20000) | 39,847 (20000) | 33,407 (20000) | 0.845a | |
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bothers contains unmarried, divorced and widowed
cexchange rate 650 CNY = US$100 at the end of 2017