Table 5

Logistic regression model of determinants of CHE* for healthcare of different kinds of elderly households in Shandong, China

VariablesEmpty-nest single (model 1)Empty-nest couple (model 2)Non-empty-nest elderly (model 3)
ORadj95% CIp ValueORadj95% CIp ValueORadj95% CIp Value
Residence
 Urban1.01.01.0
 Rural1.110.48 to 2.570.8090.840.56 to 1.250.3801.601.03 to 2.490.035
Household income†
 Q41.01.01.0
 Q17.402.17 to 25.290.0012.181.36 to 3.450.0015.783.52 to 9.50<0.001
 Q25.531.66 to 18.360.0051.400.92 to 2.150.1213.492.30 to 5.30<0.001
 Q31.670.52 to 5.360.3911.110.78 to 1.580.5501.591.07 to 2.350.020
One or more elderly members with NCD‡
 No1.01.01.0
 Yes6.283.61 to 10.93<0.0012.561.96 to 3.35<0.0018.445.61 to 12.72<0.001
One or more elderly members admitted to hospital
 No1.01.01.0
 Yes4.352.05 to 9.22<0.0012.481.75 to 3.51<0.0014.793.20 to 7.17<0.001
Health insurance§
 None1.01.01.0
 MIUE0.890.26 to 3.080.8490.690.40 to 1.190.1810.940.46 to 1.940.874
 MIUR0.270.08 to 0.930.0381.020.56 to 1.860.9420.700.33 to 1.500.358
 NCMS0.280.08 to 0.970.0441.120.62 to 2.040.7080.480.24 to 0.980.044
Observations39412101136
R20.2770.1320.342
  • *CHE, catastrophic health expenditure.

  • †Quartile 1 (Q1) is the poorest and quartile 4 (Q4) is the richest.

  • ‡NCD, non-communicable chronic disease.

  • §MIUE, Medical Insurance for Urban Employees scheme; MIUR, Medical Insurance for Urban Residents scheme; NCMS, New Cooperative Medical Scheme.