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Table 4 Coverage rates (in percent) of different insurance schemes by various stratifiers (among households surveyed)

From: Effectiveness of government strategies for financial protection against costs of hospitalization Care in India

Strata

No coverage

Public Funded Health Insurance (PFHI)

Any coverage*

N (Individuals)

Total

84.8

12.8

15.2

333,104

Geographical location

 Rural

85.9

13.1

14.1

189,573

 Urban

82.0

12.0

18.0

143,531

Sex

    

 Male

85.0

12.5

15.0

168,697

 Female

84.5

13.1

15.5

164,407

Social groups

 Schedule Tribes

81.0

18.3

19.0

43,142

 Schedule castes

86.1

13.1

13.9

55,454

 Other backward classes

84.5

13.6

15.5

133,565

 Others

85.6

9.5

14.4

100,943

UMPC quintile (rural)

 Poorest

88.7

10.6

11.3

44,499

 Poor

88.2

11.2

11.8

35,516

 Middle

87.9

11.4

12.1

40,335

 Rich

82.6

16.5

17.4

35,890

 Richest

80.2

17.7

19.8

33,333

 All

85.9

13.1

14.1

189,573

UMPC quintile (urban)

 Poorest

90.4

8.6

9.6

43,372

 Poor

87.5

10.7

12.5

34,404

 Middle

81.4

13.9

18.6

28,834

 Rich

76.9

14.1

23.1

20,729

 Richest

63.6

15.1

36.4

16,192

 All

82.0

12.0

18.0

143,531

  1. Note: (*): Any coverage is the sum of government funded and employee supported insurance coverage, arranged by household and other insurance schemes