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Table 2 Women's socio-economic characteristics and knowledge of prenatal care benefit package by county, women giving birth in 2008

From: Utilisation, contents and costs of prenatal care under a rural health insurance (New Co-operative Medical System) in rural China: lessons from implementation

 

RC

N = 544

XC

N = 619

LT

N = 1071

Women's annual income (Mean ± SD RMB)*

4397 ± 4212

6884 ± 5818

3152 ± 2469

Secondary education or higher % (N)†

77.1 (405)

65.1 (403)

91.2 (934)

Having two or more children % (N)

39.2 (213)

36.0 (223)

41.2 (441)

NCMS membership % (N)‡

71.2 (384)

82.3 (507)

83.8 (895)

Know of prenatal care benefit package % (N)§

48.5 (184)

1.2 (6)

5.0 (45)

Having unauthorised births % (N)

39.7 (216)

2.9 (18)

30.7 (329)

  1. * Three women in RC with missing values;
  2. † Nineteen women in RC and forty-seven women in LT with missing values;
  3. ‡ Five women in RC, three women in XC and three women in LT with missing values;
  4. § Only women who were NCMS members were asked; five women in RC with missing values.
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