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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Outcome-based health equity across different social health insurance schemes for the elderly in China

 

2006

2010

Characteristics

n = 19947

n = 19986

Age: mean (SDa)

71.18 (7.00)

72.25 (7.45)

 Range (years)

60–109

60–103

Sex: n (%)

19947 (100)

19986 (100)

 Men

10462 (52.4)

10338 (51.7)

 Women

9485 (47.6)

9648 (48.3)

Education: n (%)

19929 (100)

19957 (100)

 Illiteracy

7146 (35.9)

5779 (29.0)

 Primary school

7255 (36.4)

7772 (38.9)

 Junior middle school

2918 (14.6)

3635 (18.2)

 Senior middle school/Technical secondary school

1664 (8.3)

1780 (8.9)

 University and above

946 (4.7)

991 (5.0)

Individual incomeb: mean (SD)

483.35 (963.45)

886.61 (1689.56)

Hukou: n (%)

19914 (100)

19973 (100)

 Urban

9920 (49.8)

10054 (50.3)

 Rural

9994 (50.2)

9919 (49.7)

Numbers of chronic disease: mean (SD)

1.96 (2.00)

2.85 (1.92)

 Range

1–16

1–25

Social support: mean (SD)

12.05 (7.13)

19.80 (18.81)

Health insurance: n (%)

18662 (100)

19532 (100)

 UEBMI

6328 (33.9)

7423 (38.0)

 URBMIc

——

1853 (9.5)

 NCMS

4698 (25.2)

9675 (49.5)

 Uninsured

7636 (40.9)

581 (3.0)

  1. a SD standard deviation. bAs identified in the measurement, individual income includes income from work, social security, governmental allowances, financial income, and transferred income. cURBMI was initiated in 2007, that is why there is no data for 2006