Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents
From: The effect of medical insurance on catastrophic health expenditure: evidence from China
Characteristic | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Percent (%) | N | Percent (%) | N | Percent (%) | |
CHE | ||||||
 Incurring CHE | 868 | 15.05 | 809 | 14.03 | 879 | 15.24 |
 Without CHE | 4900 | 84.95 | 4959 | 85.97 | 4889 | 84.76 |
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 2837 | 49.19 | 2837 | 49.19 | 2837 | 49.19 |
 Female | 2931 | 50.81 | 2931 | 50.81 | 2931 | 50.81 |
Marital status | ||||||
 Married | 4985 | 86.43 | 4975 | 86.25 | 4922 | 85.33 |
 Divorce or else | 783 | 13.57 | 793 | 13.75 | 846 | 14.67 |
Hukou status | ||||||
 Urban hukou | 1456 | 25.24 | 1474 | 25.55 | 1512 | 26.21 |
 Rural hukou | 4312 | 74.76 | 4294 | 74.45 | 4256 | 73.79 |
Have chronic diseases | ||||||
 Yes | 833 | 14.44 | 1150 | 19.94 | 1207 | 20.93 |
 No | 4935 | 85.56 | 4618 | 80.06 | 4561 | 79.07 |
Health status | ||||||
 Unhealthy | 2277 | 39.48 | 1980 | 34.33 | 2246 | 38.94 |
 Healthy | 3491 | 60.52 | 3788 | 65.67 | 3522 | 61.06 |
UEBMI | ||||||
 Covered by UEBMI | 822 | 14.25 | 874 | 15.15 | 941 | 16.31 |
 Without UEBMI | 4946 | 85.75 | 4894 | 84.85 | 4827 | 83.69 |
URBMI | ||||||
 Covered by URBMI | 380 | 6.59 | 428 | 7.42 | 426 | 7.39 |
 Without URBMI | 5388 | 93.41 | 5340 | 92.58 | 5342 | 92.61 |
NRCMI | ||||||
 Covered by NRCMI | 4375 | 75.85 | 4325 | 74.98 | 4296 | 74.48 |
 Without NRCMI | 1393 | 24.15 | 1443 | 25.02 | 1472 | 25.52 |
SMI | ||||||
 Covered by SMI | 36 | 0.62 | 65 | 1.13 | 66 | 1.14 |
 Without SMI | 5732 | 99.38 | 5703 | 98.87 | 5702 | 98.86 |