Variables | Total sample (N=1165) | NCMS subsample (N=777) | URBMI and UEBMI subsample (N=388) |
Total expenditure per inpatient stay (Yuan)* | 10 366.05 (±17 549.73) | 10 197.45 (±18 374.85) | 10 704.99 (±15 778.28) |
Probability of receiving reimbursement | 778 (66.78) | 470 (60.49) | 308 (79.38) |
Reimbursement amount received (Yuan)* | 5506.16 (±9761.79) | 5128.44 (±10 838.10) | 6049.14 (±7952.00) |
Reimbursement ratio received (%)* | 46.77 (±19.91) | 39.41 (±17.86) | 57.35 (±17.87) |
Social health insurance programmes | |||
NCMS | 777 (66.70) | – | – |
URBMI | 120 (10.30) | – | 120 (30.93) |
UEBMI | 268 (23.00) | – | 268 (69.07) |
Age (years)* | 37.65 (±9.75) | 37.79 (±9.80) | 37.37 (±9.65) |
Female | 532 (45.67) | 361 (46.46) | 171 (44.07) |
Married | 1040 (89.27) | 705 (90.73) | 335 (86.34) |
Education attainment | |||
Primary school and below | 279 (23.95) | 218 (28.06) | 61 (15.72) |
Junior high school | 554 (47.55) | 416 (53.54) | 138 (35.57) |
Senior high school | 212 (18.20) | 118 (15.19) | 94 (24.23) |
College and above | 120 (10.30) | 25 (3.22) | 95 (24.48) |
Monthly household income per capita (Yuan)* | 2256.43 (±2092.85) | 1999.55 (±1687.47) | 2770.86 (±2658.26) |
Having any job | 927 (79.57) | 610 (78.51) | 317 (81.70) |
Rural Hukou | 1023 (87.81) | 777 (100.00) | 267 (68.81) |
Living in an urban area | 808 (69.36) | 502 (64.61) | 306 (78.87) |
Geographical scope of migration | |||
Across counties within a city | 296 (25.41) | 216 (27.80) | 80 (20.62) |
Across cities within a province | 335 (28.76) | 214 (27.54) | 121 (31.19) |
Across provinces | 534 (45.84) | 347 (44.66) | 187 (48.20) |
Reasons for migration | |||
Seeking jobs | 981 (84.21) | 642 (82.63) | 339 (87.37) |
Family members following migrants | 146 (12.53) | 115 (14.80) | 31 (7.99) |
Other reasons | 38 (3.26) | 20 (2.57) | 18 (4.64) |
Migration duration (years) | |||
0– | 147 (12.62) | 117 (15.06) | 30 (7.73) |
1– | 484 (41.55) | 305 (39.25) | 179 (46.13) |
5– | 272 (23.35) | 181 (23.29) | 91 (23.45) |
10+ | 262 (22.49) | 174 (22.39) | 88 (22.68) |
Facility level of hospitalisation | |||
Primary care facility | 131 (11.24) | 90 (11.58) | 41 (10.57) |
Secondary hospital | 400 (34.33) | 282 (36.29) | 118 (30.41) |
Tertiary hospital | 538 (46.18) | 340 (43.76) | 198 (51.03) |
Private hospital | 96 (8.24) | 65 (8.37) | 31 (7.99) |
*Mean (±SD).
NCMS, New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme; UEBMI, Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance; URBMI, Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance.