Characteristics of respondents
| Total | Cumulative cost of LTCI services in11 years (US$1000)* | ||
| % | Mean±SD | P value | |
| Sex† | |||
| Male | 52.0 | 7.7±24.8 | |
| Female | 48.0 | 18.7±44.8 | <0.001 |
| Age† | |||
| (Mean±SD) | (73.4±6.2) | ||
| 65–74 | 61.3 | 6.3±25.2 | |
| 75–84 | 33.3 | 23.0±47.2 | |
| 85+ | 5.4 | 39.1±56.4 | <0.001 |
| Disease and/or impairment†* | |||
| None | 27.2 | 10.9±35.5 | |
| Presence * | 64.6 | 14.3±37.8 | |
| Missing | 8.3 | 17.7±39.7 | 0.001 |
| Years of education† | |||
| <6 | 2.7 | 30.7±57.6 | |
| 6–9 | 41.9 | 12.4±34.9 | |
| 10–12 | 24.8 | 13.1±37.2 | |
| 13+ | 32.2 | 11.1±33.3 | |
| Missing | 10.7 | 23.2±48.8 | <0.001 |
| Equivalent income (US$1000)† | |||
| <20.0 | 36.0 | 12.2±36.5 | |
| 20.0–39.9 | 27.3 | 9.5±30.5 | |
| 40.0+ | 6.8 | 12.0±35.5 | |
| Missing | 29.9 | 19.6±43.6 | <0.001 |
| Marital status† | |||
| Married | 69.2 | 9.2±29.7 | |
| Widowed | 21.4 | 24.8±50.2 | |
| Divorced | 1.7 | 11.0±27.9 | |
| Never married | 2.0 | 27.4±60.1 | |
| Missing | 5.7 | 22.7±45.9 | <0.001 |
| Living situation† | |||
| Living alone | 10.7 | 23.8±50.9 | |
| With spouse only | 36.5 | 9.6±30.1 | |
| With child | 22.7 | 12.9±35.9 | |
| With others | 25.6 | 14.6±39.7 | |
| Missing | 4.6 | 21.3±41.6 | <0.001 |
| Self-rated health† | |||
| Excellent | 6.0 | 7.9±30.5 | |
| good | 61.7 | 11.5±34.5 | |
| Fair | 22.5 | 18.2±43.0 | |
| Poor | 5.1 | 21.7±45.6 | |
| Missing | 4.7 | 18.9±39.9 | <0.001 |
| Total | 100.0 | 13.7±37.4 | |
*A breakdown of proportion was as follows: one=32.1%, two=15.2%, three=4.2%, four and over=1.9%, unknown=11.2%. These variables are based on baseline questionnaire survey.
†These variables are based on baseline questionnaire survey.
LTCI, long-term care insurance.