From: Household catastrophic medical expenses in eastern China: determinants and policy implications
Variable | Description |
---|---|
Dependent variable | 1 if household incurred catastrophic medical expenses |
0 otherwise | |
Independent variable | |
Household level | |
Household head’s residency status | 1- rural, 0 - urban |
Household head’s ethnicity | 1- han, 0 - other |
Household head’s education level | |
Primary school or lower | Reference |
Middle school | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
High school | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
College or higher | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Household head’s marriage status | |
Unmarried | Reference |
Married | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Divorced | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Other | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Household head’s social health insurance | |
Uninsured | Reference |
Labor insurance | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Urban residents insurance | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
New Cooperative Medical Scheme(NCMS) | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Other social insurance | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Household head’s private health insurance | 1 if yes, 0 no |
Household head’s occupation | |
Manager in government, enterprises and institutions | Reference |
Private entrepreneurs and managers | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Professional and technical personnel | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Ordinary administrative in government, enterprises and institutions | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Employees in business or service industry | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Primary businesses | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Urban worker | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Farmers engaged in non-agricultural labor | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Farmer | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Unemployed | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Tired | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Other | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Household head’s age group | |
<25 years | Reference |
> = 25 and <30 years | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
> = 30 and <35 years | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
> = 35 and <40 years | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
> = 40 and <45 years | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
> = 45 and <50 years | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
> = 50 and <55 years | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
> = 55 and <60 years | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
> = 60 and <65 years | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
> = 65 and <70 years | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
> = 70 and <75 years | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
> = 75 years | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Household head’s sex | 1- female, 0-male |
Number of persons with chronic disease | |
None | Reference |
1 | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
2 | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
3 or more | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Number of persons 65 years old or older | |
None | Reference |
1 | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
2 or more | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Number of persons younger than 5 years old | |
None | Reference |
1 | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
2 | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Number of hospitalizations in last 12 months | |
None | Reference |
1 | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
2 | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
3 | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Income quintile | |
1st (top)living standard quintile | Reference |
2nd living standard quintile | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
3rd living standard quintile | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
4th living standard quintile | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
5th(bottom)living standard quintile | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Household size | |
1 | Reference |
2 | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
3 | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
4 or more | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Area level | |
Shanghai | Reference |
Changzhou | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |
Weifang | 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |