Skip to main content

Table 2 Percentage of those who used long-term care services by each study variable (N = 2,853)

From: Equity of access under Korean national long-term care insurance: implications for long-term care reform

Study variables

%

χ 2

Predisposing

 Age (years)

 

71.5a

  65–74

1.3

 

  75–84

1.2

 

  85+

0.6

 

 Sex

 

0.4

  Male

1.3

 

  Female

1.9

 

 Education

 

23.1a

  No schooling

1.2

 

  Primary schooling

1.1

 

  Middle schooling or more

0.9

 

 Marital status

 

13.9a

  Married

1.6

 

  Others

1.5

 

Enabling

  

 Working status

 

43.1a

  Yes

3.1

 

  No

0.0

 

 Type of health plan

 

31.2a

  Government plan

0.9

 

  Vocational plan

0.7

 

  Regional plan

1.3

 

  Medical aid

0.2

 

 Family medical expense

 

13.4a

  > 7,000,000 won

2.9

 

  ≤ 7,000,000 won

0.2

 

Need

 Health status

 

117.9a

  Fair+

1.1

 

  Poor/very poor

0.1

 

 Limited activity

 

234.7a

  Yes

0.4

 

  No

1.8

 

 Bedridden state

 

117.9a

  Yes

1.2

 

  No

1.0

 

 Disability

 

99.9a

  Yes

1.8

 

  No

1.4

 
  1. a P < 0.01
  2. Note: The number of cases on which the estimates are based is 2,853, except for the following variables (for which the number of cases is noted in parentheses): health status (2,641), bedridden state (2,808), and limited activity (2,808)