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Table 1 Description of sample

From: Social health insurance, healthcare utilization, and costs in middle-aged and elderly community-dwelling adults in China

Variable/categories

Prevalence (%)

95% CI

n

Health insurance

 No insurance

4.71

0.0440

0.0502

861

 UEMI (Urban employee medical insurance)

12.53

0.1205

0.1301

2289

 URMI (Urban resident medical insurance)

7.27

0.0675

0.0780

1329

 NCMI (New cooperative medical insurance)

73.99

0.7335

0.7462

13,521

 other commercial insurance

1.5

0.0133

0.0168

275

Sex

 Male

47.74

0.4702

0.4846

8800

 Female

52.26

0.5154

0.5298

9633

Age

  ≤ 50

15.65

0.1513

0.1618

2885

  > 50 and ≤ 65

43.13

0.4242

0.4385

7951

  > 65

41.21

0.4050

0.4192

7597

Educational level

 Less than lower secondary education

87.09

0.8661

0.8758

16,038

 Upper secondary and/or vocational training

10.77

0.1033

0.1122

1984

 Tertiary education

2.13

0.0193

0.0234

393

Income level

 Lowest quintile

20.06

0.1930

0.2082

2153

 Second quintile

19.94

0.1918

0.2069

2140

 Third quintile

20.05

0.1929

0.2081

2152

 Fourth quintile

19.95

0.1919

0.2070

2141

 Highest quintile

20.00

0.1925

0.2076

2147

Marital status

 Married/cohabiting

81.14

0.1830

0.1943

14,950

 Single/divorced/widowed

18.86

0.8057

0.8170

3476

Urban or rural residence

 Urban

37.74

0.3697

0.3851

5699

 Rural

62.26

0.6149

0.6303

9401

Health self-reporting

 Excellent

1.37

0.0120

0.0155

241

 Very good

10.06

0.0961

0.1050

1764

 Good

14.26

0.1374

0.1478

2501

 Fair

52.51

0.5177

0.5325

9208

 Poor

21.80

0.2119

0.2241

3823