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Table 3 Adjusted associations between CHE and its determinants

From: Measurement and explanation of socioeconomic inequality in catastrophic health care expenditure: evidence from the rural areas of Shaanxi Province

Variables

2008

2013

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

Having elderly members

1.59**

(1.25-2.02)

1.57**

(1.40-1.76)

Having children in the household

1.02

(0.73-1.41)

1.03

(0.86-1.24)

Household size

    

 1-2 members

3.04**

(2.12-4.36)

3.68**

(2.97-4.55)

 3-4 members

1.26

(0.90-1.75)

1.45**

(1.18-1.77)

Male household head

1.15

(0.87-1.52)

1.14*

(1.00-1.30)

Household head’s educational achievement

    

 Illiteracy

2.20**

(1.36-3.56)

2.18**

(1.74-2.71)

 Elementary

1.50

(0.95-2.38)

1.58**

(1.28-1.94)

 Middle school

1.15

(0.73-1.83)

1.10

(0.90-1.36)

Having chronic disease members

2.48**

(2.00-3.08)

1.77**

(1.58-1.97)

Inpatient service usage

5.88**

(4.50-7.69)

3.69**

(3.29-4.13)

Outpatient service usage

1.30*

(1.01-1.71)

1.26**

(1.11-1.42)

Absence of basic health insurance

1.28*

(1.02-1.55)

1.38**

(1.21-1.59)

Absence of commercial health insurance

1.50*

(1.04-2.17)

1.51**

(1.21-1.87)

Economic status

    

 Quintile 1 (poorest)

1.15

(0.81-1.63)

2.25**

(1.90-2.65)

 Quintile 2 (poorer)

1.37*

(1.01-1.90)

1.50**

(1.26-1.78)

 Quintile 3 (middle)

0.91

(0.65-1.27)

1.44**

(1.21-1.71)

 Quintile 4 (richer)

0.87

(0.63-1.22)

1.20*

(1.01-1.42)

Observations

3217

13085

LR chi2(17)

438.29

1548.88

P

<0.001

<0.001

Pseudo R2

0.158

0.136

  1. *P <0.05; **P <0.01