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Table 3 Ecological variables used in the analyses

From: Ecological analysis of health care utilisation for China's rural population: association with a rural county's socioeconomic characteristics

Variable [short name]

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Number of Outpatient visits per 1000 population in the 2-week period prior to the survey [Outpatient visit]

*

  

Number of Inpatient visits per 1000 population over the preceding 52 weeks [Inpatient visit]

 

*

 

Per capita annual medical expenditure [annual medical expenditure]

  

*

Per capita annual income [Annual income]

*

*

*

Percentage of individuals in a rural county having government and social insurance [Government and social insurance]

*

*

*

Percentage of individuals in a rural county having private medical insurance [Private medical insurance]

*

*

*

Percentage of individuals in a rural county having no medical insurance cover and therefore to pay out of pocket for medical expenditure [No medical insurance cover]

*

*

*

Rural class IV

*

*

*

Rural class I

*

*

*

Percentage of households in a rural county having to travel more than 30 minutes to the nearest health facility [Time - Over 30 minutes to the nearest health facility]

*

*

*

Number of 2-week restricted activity days per 1000 population [Restricted activity days]

*

 

*

Number of doctor-diagnosed chronic conditions per 1000 population [Doctor-diagnosed chronic conditions]

*

 

*

Number of doctor referrals for hospitalisation per 1000 population [Doctor referrals for hospitalisation]

 

*

*

Age group - 0-4 and 5-14 years old

*

*

*

Age group - 15-24, 25-34,35-44, 45-54 and 55-64 years old

*

*

*

Age group - > 65+ years old

*

*

*