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Table 1 General characteristics of the study population

From: Association between changes in economic activity and catastrophic health expenditure: findings from the Korea Health Panel Survey, 2014–2016

Variables

Total

CHE experience in 2015a

P-value

N (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Economic activity (2014 → 2015)

   

<.0001

 Active → active

6837 (54.9)

87 (1.3)

6750 (98.7)

 

 Inactive → active

796 (6.4)

26 (3.3)

770 (96.7)

 

 Active → inactive

611 (4.9)

26 (4.3)

585 (95.7)

 

 Inactive → inactive

4210 (33.8)

158 (3.8)

4052 (96.2)

 

Sex

   

0.1211

 Men

5667 (45.5)

122 (2.2)

5545 (97.8)

 

 Women

6787 (54.5)

175 (2.6)

6612 (97.4)

 

Age

   

<.0001

 19–34

1808 (14.5)

7 (0.4)

1801 (99.6)

 

 35–49

3619 (29.1)

12 (0.3)

3607 (99.7)

 

 50–64

3449 (27.7)

56 (1.6)

3393 (98.4)

 

 65–

3578 (28.7)

222 (6.2)

3356 (93.8)

 

Marital status

   

0.3432

 Married

8834 (70.9)

218 (2.5)

8616 (97.5)

 

 Single, widowed, divorced, separated

3620 (29.1)

79 (2.2)

3541 (97.8)

 

Educational level

   

<.0001

 Middle school and below

4126 (33.1)

218 (5.3)

3908 (94.7)

 

 High school

4473 (35.9)

60 (1.3)

4413 (98.7)

 

 College and over

3855 (31.0)

19 (0.5)

3836 (99.5)

 

Medical aid

   

0.5929

 No

12,051 (96.8)

289 (2.4)

11,762 (97.6)

 

 Yes

403 (3.2)

8 (2.0)

395 (98.0)

 

Disability status

   

<.0001

 No

11,571 (92.9)

253 (2.2)

11,318 (97.8)

 

 Yes

883 (7.1)

44 (5.0)

839 (95.0)

 

Charlson comorbidity index

   

<.0001

 0

10,321 (82.9)

173 (1.7)

10,148 (98.3)

 

 1

1475 (11.8)

73 (4.9)

1402 (95.1)

 

 2+

658 (5.3)

51 (7.8)

607 (92.2)

 

Unmet medical needs

   

0.0271

 No

9401 (75.5)

208 (2.2)

9193 (97.8)

 

 Yes

3053 (24.5)

89 (2.9)

2964 (97.1)

 

Current smoker

   

<.0001

 No

10,207 (82.0)

270 (2.6)

9937 (97.4)

 

 Yes

2247 (18.0)

27 (1.2)

2220 (98.8)

 

Alcohol consumption

   

<.0001

 No

8176 (65.6)

128 (1.6)

8048 (98.4)

 

 Yes

4278 (34.4)

169 (4.0)

4109 (96.0)

 

Region

   

<.0001

 Urban area

5298 (42.5)

74 (1.4)

5224 (98.6)

 

 Rural area

7156 (57.5)

223 (3.1)

6933 (96.9)

 

Head of household

   

<.0001

 Householder

5986 (48.1)

177 (3.0)

5809 (97.0)

 

 Non-householder

6468 (51.9)

120 (1.9)

6348 (98.1)

 

Household income level

   

0.0020

 Low

5136 (41.2)

151 (2.9)

4985 (97.1)

 

 Middle

3762 (30.2)

81 (2.2)

3681 (97.8)

 

 High

3556 (28.6)

65 (1.8)

3491 (98.2)

 

Lagged household income level (in 2014)

   

<.0001

 Low

4528 (36.4)

227 (5.0)

4301 (95.0)

 

 Middle

3952 (31.7)

54 (1.4)

3898 (98.6)

 

 High

3974 (31.9)

16 (0.4)

3958 (99.6)

 

Lagged dependent variable (in 2014)

   

<.0001

 With CHE

292 (2.3)

60 (20.5)

232 (79.5)

 

 Without CHE

12,162 (97.7)

237 (1.9)

11,925 (98.1)

 

Total

12,454 (100.0)

297 (2.4)

12,157 (97.6)

 
  1. The p-value is the Chi square test result
  2. aCHE Catastrophic health expenditure