Table 2.

General characteristics by self-reported health, unmet healthcare needs, and catastrophic health expenditure.

		Y: Self-Rated Health					M1: Unmet Healthcare Needs					M2: Catastrophic Health Expenditure
		Good		Poor		p-Value	No		Yes		p-Value	No		Yes		p-Value
		n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%
Total		28,213	87.3	5224	12.7		31,564	95.3	1873	4.7		27,860	86.8	5577	13.2
Health insurance type and income level	High-income employee insured	4378	93.6	335	6.4	<0.001	4678	99.4	35	0.6	<0.001	4609	97.9	104	2.1	<0.001
	Middle-income employee insured	12,057	90.0	1696	10.0		13,266	96.9	487	3.1		12,051	89.5	1702	10.5
	Low-income employee insured	3072	73.6	1214	26.4		3821	89.3	465	10.7		2278	55.9	2008	44.1
	High-income self-employed insured	1170	92.2	109	7.8		1259	98.6	20	1.4		1255	98.3	24	1.7
	Middle-income self-employed insured	5298	89.2	732	10.8		5740	95.1	290	4.9		5352	89.8	678	10.2
	Low-income self-employed insured	1565	76.4	552	23.6		1787	85.8	330	14.2		1293	64.8	824	35.2
	Medical aid	673	55.6	586	44.4		1013	79.8	246	20.2		1022	80.5	237	19.5
Sex	Male	12,021	90.4	1635	9.6	<0.001	13,051	96.3	605	3.7	<0.001	11,425	87.3	2231	12.7	0.056
	Female	16,192	85.1	3589	14.9		18,513	94.6	1268	5.4		16,435	86.5	3346	13.5
Age (years)	18–34	3421	95.6	164	4.4	<0.001	3513	98.1	72	1.9	<0.001	3282	91.9	303	8.1	<0.001
	35–64	17,749	89.9	2183	10.1		19,114	96.1	818	3.9		18,005	91.2	1927	8.8
	≥65	7043	71.2	2877	28.8		8937	90.2	983	9.8		6573	67.3	3347	32.7
Level of education	≥College	8611	94.4	556	5.6	<0.001	8975	98.1	192	1.9	<0.001	8537	93.9	630	6.1	<0.001
	High school	10,544	91.2	1126	8.8		11,255	96.6	415	3.7		10.303	89.9	1367	10.1
	Middle school	3314	81.0	824	19.0		3863	93.1	275	6.9		3239	80.9	899	19.1
	≤Middle school	5744	69.0	2718	31.0		7471	88.5	991	11.5		5781	70.3	2681	29.7
Marital status	Married	22,061	88.2	3641	11.8	<0.001	24,510	96.1	1192	3.9	<0.001	21,535	87.3	4167	12.7	<0.001
	Divorce or widowed	3295	71.8	1405	28.2		4095	87.1	605	12.9		3610	79.3	1090	20.7
	Single	2857	94.5	178	5.5		2959	97.7	76	2.3		2715	90.0	320	10.0
Employment status	Permanent employment	5837	95.5	294	4.5	<0.001	6042	98.7	89	1.3	<0.001	5792	94.5	339	5.5	<0.001
	Temporary employment	5714	90.6	679	9.4		5996	94.6	397	5.4		5619	89.5	774	10.5
	Self-employment	6372	87.0	1179	13.0		7194	95.8	357	4.2		6138	85.0	1413	15.0
	Economically inactive	10,290	80.4	3072	19.6		12,332	93.3	1030	4.7		10,311	81.5	3051	18.6
Chronic diseases	No	9851	96.7	353	3.3	<0.001	9965	97.9	239	2.1	<0.001	9474	93.3	730	6.7	<0.001
	Yes	18,362	81.7	4871	18.3		21,599	93.8	1634	6.2		18,386	83.0	4847	17.0

Note: % is presented weighted %, values are presented as n (%).