From: Willingness to pay to sustain and expand National Health Insurance services in Taiwan
Variables | Outpatients | Inpatients | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | N = 1638 | (%) | N = 1527 | (%) | N = 3165 | (%) |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 707 | 43.2 | 774 | 50.7 | 1481 | 46.8 |
   Female | 931 | 56.8 | 753 | 49.3 | 1684 | 53.2 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   age < = 20 | 243 | 15.1 | 138 | 9.3 | 381 | 12.3 |
   20 < age < = 35 | 517 | 32.1 | 421 | 28.5 | 938 | 30.4 |
   35 < age < = 50 | 426 | 26.4 | 361 | 24.5 | 787 | 25.5 |
   50 < age < = 65 | 256 | 15.9 | 282 | 19.1 | 538 | 17.4 |
   Age > 65 | 170 | 10.5 | 275 | 18.6 | 445 | 14.4 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Unmarried | 590 | 36.0 | 354 | 23.2 | 944 | 29.8 |
   Married or partners | 966 | 59.0 | 1057 | 69.2 | 2023 | 63.9 |
   Divorced or disparate | 30 | 1.8 | 38 | 2.5 | 68 | 2.2 |
   Windowed | 52 | 3.2 | 78 | 5.1 | 130 | 4.1 |
Educational background | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Illiterate | 138 | 8.4 | 187 | 12.3 | 325 | 10.3 |
   Less than primary school | 293 | 17.9 | 269 | 17.6 | 562 | 17.7 |
   Junior high school | 160 | 9.8 | 242 | 15.9 | 402 | 12.7 |
   Senior high school | 449 | 27.4 | 471 | 30.8 | 920 | 29.1 |
   Higher than college level | 598 | 36.5 | 358 | 23.4 | 956 | 30.2 |
Current health status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Very healthy | 206 | 12.6 | 187 | 12.3 | 393 | 12.4 |
   Healthy | 650 | 39.7 | 509 | 33.3 | 1159 | 36.6 |
   Normal | 575 | 35.1 | 493 | 32.3 | 1068 | 33.8 |
   Unhealthy | 185 | 11.3 | 278 | 18.2 | 463 | 14.6 |
   Extremely unhealthy | 22 | 1.3 | 60 | 3.9 | 82 | 2.6 |
Purchase commercial life insurance | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 1074 | 65.6 | 912 | 59.7 | 1986 | 62.7 |
   No | 564 | 34.4 | 615 | 40.3 | 1179 | 37.3 |
Employment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 828 | 50.6 | 846 | 55.4 | 1674 | 52.9 |
   Yes | 810 | 49.4 | 681 | 44.6 | 1491 | 47.1 |
Family annual regular income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Less than NT$20,000 | 153 | 9.3 | 190 | 12.4 | 343 | 10.8 |
   NT$20,000~NT$29,999 | 138 | 8.4 | 160 | 10.5 | 298 | 9.4 |
   NT$30,000~NT$49,999 | 320 | 19.6 | 297 | 19.4 | 617 | 19.5 |
   NT$50,000~NT$69,999 | 271 | 16.6 | 271 | 17.8 | 542 | 17.1 |
   NT$70,000~NT$99,999 | 208 | 12.7 | 145 | 9.5 | 353 | 11.2 |
   More than NT$100,000 | 177 | 10.8 | 153 | 10.0 | 330 | 10.4 |
   Unknown | 248 | 15.1 | 209 | 13.7 | 457 | 14.5 |
   Not answered | 123 | 7.5 | 102 | 6.7 | 225 | 7.1 |
Family monthly self-paid premiums | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Less than NT$500 | 62 | 3.8 | 68 | 4.4 | 130 | 4.1 |
   NT$500~NT$999 | 111 | 6.8 | 114 | 7.5 | 225 | 7.1 |
   NT$1,000~NT$1,499 | 178 | 10.9 | 168 | 11.0 | 346 | 10.9 |
   NT$1,500~NT$1,999 | 164 | 10.0 | 132 | 8.6 | 296 | 9.4 |
   NT$2,000~NT$2,999 | 243 | 14.8 | 241 | 15.8 | 484 | 15.3 |
   NT$3,000~NT$3,999 | 147 | 9.0 | 139 | 9.1 | 286 | 9.0 |
   NT$4,000~NT$4,999 | 44 | 2.7 | 76 | 5.0 | 120 | 3.8 |
   More than NT$5,000 | 91 | 5.5 | 89 | 5.8 | 180 | 5.7 |
   Unknown | 578 | 35.3 | 476 | 31.2 | 1054 | 33.3 |
   Not answered | 20 | 1.2 | 24 | 1.6 | 44 | 1.4 |