Variable | Definition | Abbreviation | Variable type |
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Household size | Number of household members | H-size | continuous |
Household with aged members | Household contains someone aged 60 years or over | H-aged | categorical |
Highest education | The highest level of education of any household member (primary school level or below, higher level of education). | H-edu | categorical |
Household income level | Household income quintiles | H-inco | categorical |
Household employment status | Household head’s employment status | H-emp | categorical |
Poverty | Whether the household above or below poverty line | Pov | categorical |
Outpatient utilization | Number of times that household members have received outpatient services in the last 14 days | Op-uti | continuous |
OOP of outpatient | OOP payments for outpatient services made by the household in the last 14 days | Op-OOP | continuous |
Inpatient utilization | Number of times in the last year that household members have used inpatient services | Ip-uti | continuous |
OOP of inpatient | OOP payments for inpatient services made by the household in the last year | Ip-OOP | continuous |
Household members with chronic diseases | Number of people in the household with chronic diseases | H-chro | continuous |