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Table 3 Basic information for healthcare service of sample during 2014 to 2016 (categorical variable)

From: Health service security of patients with 8 certain rare diseases: evidence from China’s national system for health service utilization of patients with healthcare insurance

Variable [n(%)]

Total

By year

2014

2015

2016

Obs. (n)

7,747

2,553

2,780

2,414

Gender

7,747

 Male

4,236(54.7%)

1,339(52.4%)

1,595(57.4%)

1,302(53.9%)

 Female

3,511(45.3%)

1,214(47.6%)

1,185(42.6%)

1,112(46.1%)

PAYBY DRGs

7,747

 Using DRGs

3031(39.1%)

804(31.5%)

1272(45.8%)

955(39.6%)

Insurance type

7,747

 UEBMI

6,369(82.2%)

2,104(82.4%)

2,400(86.3%)

1,865(77.3%)

 URBMI

1,378(17.8)

449(17.6%)

380(13.7%)

549(22.7%)

AREA

7,747

 Eastern area

5,714(73.8%)

2,075 (81.3%)

1,829(65.8%)

1,810(75.0%)

 Central area

614(7.9%)

165(6.5%)

244(8.8%)

205(8.5%)

 Western area

1,419(18.3%)

313(12.3%)

707(25.4%)

399(16.5%)

City-level

7,747

 Class 1 city

2,064(26.6%)

724(28.4%)

756(27.2%)

584(24.2%)

 Class 2 city

2,005(25.9%)

412(16.1%)

803(28.9%)

790(32.7%)

 Class 3 city

2,403(31.0%)

1,327(52.0%)

496(17.8%)

580(24.0%)

 Class 4 city

1,275(16.5%)

90(3.5%)

725(26.1%)

460(19.1%)

Visit type

7,747

 Inpatient visit

2,305(29.8%)

1,021(40.0%)

534(19.2%)

750(31.1%)

 Outpatient visit

5,442(70.2%)

1,532(60.0%)

2,246(80.8%)

1,664(68.9%)

Institution type

7,747

 Class III hospital

5,626(72.6%)

2,065(80.9%)

1,779(64.0%)

1,778(73.6%)

 Class II hospital

805(10.4%)

244(9.6%)

265(9.5%)

296(12.3%)

 Class I hospital

1,322(17.1%)

244(9.6%)

736(26.5)

340(14.1%)

Hospital for special

7,747

 General hospital

5,657(73.0%)

2,034(79.7%)

1,780(64.0%)

1,843(76.3%)

 Special hospital

1,648(21.3%)

4,66(18.3%)

767(27.6%)

415(17.2%)

 Clinic & Community

442(5.7%)

53(2.1%)

233(8.4%)

156(6.5%)