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Table 4 Percentages of visiting and hospitalization in the hospitals with different levels (%)

From: Effect of the new rural cooperative medical system on farmers’ medical service needs and utilization in Ningbo, China

Percent (%)

 

2003

2008

2011

Two-week visitinga

 

Village clinics

46.40

72.41

86.34

Township hospitals

24.10

6.90

2.48

County hospitals

22.66

14.42

3.11

Hospitals above county level

6.84

6.27

8.07

Hospitalization within 1 yearb

Village clinics

-

-

-

Township hospitals

22.50

15.60

7.40

County hospitals

54.17

58.50

81.10

Hospitals above county level

23.33

25.90

11.50

  1. -: not available
  2. Two-week visitinga χ2 = 48.86 P = 0.002
  3. Hospitalization within 1 yearb χ2 = 116.32 P = 0.00