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Table 2 Attitudes toward voucher scheme among the matched respondents in 2010 and 2016

From: What is the long term impact of voucher scheme on primary care? Findings from a repeated cross sectional study using propensity score matching

Variable

2010 (N = 823)

n (%)

2016 (N = 823)

n (%)

P-value

Whether sufficient information provided on the voucher scheme (among those who were aware of the voucher scheme)

 Sufficient

129 (27.9)

397 (53.1)

< 0.001

 Fair

143 (31.0)

218 (29.2)

 

 Insufficient

190 (41.1)

132 (17.7)

 

Whether voucher is convenient to use

 No

168 (24.3)

41 (5.1)

< 0.001

 Yes

523 (75.7)

758 (94.9)

 

Whether the service coverage of voucher is enough

 No

218 (41.8)

133 (18.1)

< 0.001

 Yes

304 (58.2)

600 (81.9)

 

Whether the subsidy amount of voucher is enough

 No

562 (79.8)

374 (50.5)

< 0.001

 Yes

142 (20.2)

367 (49.5)

 

Whether the voucher can encourage the use of health services in private sector

 No

468 (63.8)

305 (38.5)

< 0.001

 Yes

266 (36.2)

488 (61.5)

 
  1. Figures may not add up to total number of respondents since we exclude those saying “don’t know”/"don’t remember” or missing;
  2. P-value indicates the statistical significance of years with each variable