Does the medical insurance system really achieved the effect of poverty alleviation for the middle-aged and elderly people in China? Characteristics of vulnerable groups and failure links

Table 2 Sample characteristics

Variables	Variable value	Percentage(%)	Mean	SD
Outcome variable	0 = No	92.8	0.07	0.259
Outcome variable	1 = Yes	7.2	0.07	0.259
Participate in medical insurance scheme	0 = No	7.4	0.971	0.001
Participate in medical insurance scheme	1 = Yes	92.6	0.971	0.001
Gender of household head	0 = Female	47.5	1.475	0.499
Gender of household head	1 = Male	52.5	1.475	0.499
Marital status of household head	0 = Others	14.2	0.858	0.348
Marital status of household head	1 = Married	85.7	0.858	0.348
Education level of household head	1 = Illiteracy	18.9	1.923	0.590
	2 = Elementary to junior high	56.6
	3 = High school and above	12.2
Family size	1 = 1	61.3	1.447	0.607
	2 = 2–3	32.6
	3 = More than 3 people	6.1
Age of household head	1 = 45–54	33.3	2.080	0.968
	2 = 55–64	32.5
	3 = 65–74	23.2
	4= > 75	9.0
Having members over 65 years old	0 = No	65.8	1.671	0.469
Having members over 65 years old	1 = Yes	32.3	1.671	0.469
Occupation of household head	1 = Agriculture	27.4	1.551	0.807
	2 = Employed	10.2
	3 = Self employed	4.7
	4 = Free	1.2
	5 = Others	4.6
	6 = Retirement	9.5
	7 = Unemployed	7.3
Having hospitalization members	0 = No	86.2	0.131	0.337
Having hospitalization members	1 = Yes	13.0	0.131	0.337
Having NCD members	0 = No	38.9	0.611	0.487
Having NCD members	1 = Yes	61.1	0.611	0.487
Household consumption per capita quintile	Lowest	20.6	2.963	1.410
	2	20.4
	3	20.1
	4	19.8
	Highest	19.1
Region	1 = Eastern	34.9	1.874	0.746
	2 = Middle	42.7
	3 = Western	22.3
Urban and rural	0 = Rural	79.0	0.209	0.406
Urban and rural	1 = Urban	20.8	0.209	0.406

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