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Table 3 The number of outpatient visits according to socio-demographic, socio-economic, and health status of subjects (N = 11,793)

From: Factors influencing health care use by health insurance subscribers and medical aid beneficiaries: a study based on data from the Korea welfare panel study database

Characteristics

 

Health insurance subscribers

(n = 10,838)

M ± SD

t or F(p)

Medical aid beneficiaries

(n = 955)

M ± SD

t or F(p)

Gender

Men

15.61 ± 22.61

−15.13

27.25 ± 36.17

−4.01

Women

24.38 ± 33.32

(<.001)

38.18 ± 43.83

(<.001)

Age

≤19

7.93 ± 8.20

7.03

10.15 ± 11.22

0.41

20–29

7.81 ± 12.04

(<.001)

12.18 ± 21.83

(.814)

30–39

7.81 ± 8.75

 

30.88 ± 38.59

 

40–49

8.77 ± 9.85

 

23.75 ± 29.25

 

50–59

14.58 ± 20.40

 

35.20 ± 50.24

 

60–69

22.14 ± 28.66

 

39.08 ± 43.13

 

≥70

33.08 ± 38.39

 

38.83 ± 40.87

 

Having a spouse

Yes

17.81 ± 26.09

13.18

31.78 ± 37.90

1.12

No

28.09 ± 36.14

(<.001)

35.08 ± 42.80

(.262)

Household

Single

34.30 ± 39.93

−15.37

41.30 ± 45.99

−4.12

 Type

Non-single

17.96 ± 26.25

(<.001)

29.28 ± 37.38

(<.001)

Education

None

37.09 ± 40.58

4.98

40.61 ± 44.83

2.44

 (Graduation)

Primary

31.03 ± 37.02

(<.001)

38.88 ± 43.62

(.015)

Secondary

16.64 ± 23.84

 

30.26 ± 39.78

 

College

10.04 ± 14.38

 

17.41 ± 20.44

 

Private health

Join

14.30 ± 21.12

22.40

29.94 ± 47.37

1.62

 Insurance

Do not join

28.32 ± 35.84

(<.001)

35.35 ± 39.62

(.106)

Public pension

Join

16.36 ± 24.37

14.90

33.98 ± 50.12

0.04

Do not join

25.62 ± 33.97

(<.001)

34.17 ± 40.51

(.967)

Residential

City

19.01 ± 27.65

8.91

33.42 ± 39.23

1.01

 Area

Rural

26.48 ± 34.65

(<.001)

38.07 ± 51.88

(.313)

Administrative

Capital

17.10 ± 25.04

9.17

27.81 ± 32.18

3.46

 Area

Non-capital

22.57 ± 31.06

(<.001)

36.99 ± 44.77

(.001)

Financial activity

Yes

18.84 ± 26.43

11.23

31.33 ± 39.86

2.58

 Participation

No

34.72 ± 44.99

(<.001)

38.91 ± 43.76

(.010)

Low-income

Yes

31.26 ± 37.69

22.18

34.52 ± 41.60

0.92

 Household

No

15.14 ± 22.42

(<.001)

29.69 ± 40.14

(.360)

Perceived health

Very good

7.05 ± 10.40

8.13

8.27 ± 10.25

6.18

 Status

Good

11.37 ± 14.32

(<.001)

18.72 ± 25.68

(<.001)

Neutral

26.15 ± 33.05

 

32.09 ± 38.88

 

Poor

36.40 ± 40.17

 

39.70 ± 44.14

 

Very poor

32.99 ± 41.71

 

58.79 ± 58.68

 

Presence of

Yes

28.12 ± 33.81

−45.44

38.52 ± 43.24

−16.21

 Chronic illness

No

6.94 ± 9.55

(<.001)

8.87 ± 10.75

(<.001)

Disability

Yes

31.52 ± 41.73

−8.87

34.05 ± 40.19

0.05

No

19.36 ± 27.52

(<.001)

34.20 ± 42.42

(.959)