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Table 2 Descriptive Statistics for selected categorical variables for poor individuals in the 2014 survey of India

From: Effect of health insurance program for the poor on out-of-pocket inpatient care cost in India: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey

Variables

Categories

Frequency (%)

n = 64,270

Weighted Percentage

Hospitalization (Yes/No)

Yes

7515 (11.69%)

3.33%

Health Insurance for the Poor

Enrolled

5917 (9.21%)

9.55%

Sex

Female

32,152 (50.03%)

48.90%

Marital Status

Never married

32,938 (51.25%)

51.81%

Currently married

28,443 (44.26%)

43.59%

Widowed/divorced/separated

2889 (4.50%)

4.60%

Education

Illiterate

26,063 (40.55%)

41.30%

Primary/middle school

29,240 (45.50%)

47.39%

Secondary school

4834 (7.52%)

6.49%

Higher secondary school

2795 (4.35%)

3.46%

Diploma/graduate/post graduate

1337 (2.08%)

1.36%

Location (Rural or Urban)

Rural

42,590 (66.27%)

80.03%

Religion

Hinduism

46,464 (72.30%)

80.57%

Islam

11,836 (18.42%)

15.09%

Christianity

3988 (6.21%)

2.09%

Other religions

1982 (3.08%)

2.25%

Social Group

Scheduled tribes

12,983 (20.20%)

16.65%

Scheduled castes

13,759 (21.41%)

25.51%

Other backward classes

26,105 (40.62%)

42.97%

Others

11,423 (17.77%)

14.86%

Household size

Small household (1–4 members)

8835 (13.75%)

18.07%

Medium household (5–8 members)

39,009 (60.70%)

64.20%

Large household (9 and more)

16,426 (25.56%)

17.73%

Household type

Self-employed

33,211 (51.67%

49.44%

Regular wage/salary earning

7794 (12.13%)

9.27%

Casual labor

21,617 (33.63%)

38.49%

Others

1648 (2.56%)

2.80%

Latrine type

Service and pit latrine

13,594 (21.15%)

14.65%

Septic tank/flush system

16,931 (26.34%)

19.36%

No latrine and others

33,745 (52.51%)

65.99%

Drainage type

Open

30,535 (47.51%)

44.05%

Covered

8543 (13.29%)

10.66%

No drainage

25,192 (39.20%)

45.29%

Drinking water

Safe water

61,807 (96.17%)

98.36%

Unsafe water

2463 (3.83%)

1.64%

Cooking fuel

Unclean fuels

50,913 (79.22%)

84.91%

Clean fuels

12,802 (19.92%)

13.69%

No cooking arrangement

555 (0.86%)

1.40%

Chronic illness

Yes

1911 (2.97%)

2.51%

Level of care (those who sought care from hospitals)

Sub-center/PHC/CHC

890 (1.38%)

0.42%

Public hospital

4005 (6.23%)

1.72%

Private hospital

2620 (4.08%)

1.18%

Type of ward (those who used hospitals)

Free

4532 (7.05%)

2.00%

Paying general

2672 (4.16%)

1.20%

Paying special

311 (0.48%)

0.13%

Ailment/disease or morbidity type for those seeking care

Infections

1518 (2.36%)

0.53%

Cancers, blood, endocrine, metabolic, eye & ear diseases

486 (0.76%)

0.19%

Cardiovascular, respiratory diseases

542 (0.84%)

0.22%

Gastrointestinal diseases

553 (0.86%)

0.22%

Skin, musculoskeletal, psychiatric & neurological diseases

576 (0.90%)

0.21%

Genitourinary, obstetric & childbirth

3204 (4.99%)

1.73%

Injuries

636 (0.99%)

0.23%

Did not seek care

56,755 (88.31%)

96.67%