Table 2 Predictors of per-capita LTC spending for older people by municipalities: results of linear regression (n = 1460)
From: Regional variation in long-term care spending in Japan
Coefficient | 95%CI | Shapley %R2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demand | |||
85 years or older (%) | 2.8 | (2.3–3.3) | 18.3 |
Female (%) | 4.5 | (3.5–5.6) | 4.7 |
Care level certification rate (%) | 7.2 | (6.6–7.8) | 22.8 |
Severe care level (%) | 16.3 | (15–17.6) | 32.7 |
Older single-person households (%) | -1.0 | (-1.3–-0.6) | 4.3 |
Per-capita inpatient cost (kJPY) | -0.03 | (-0.1–-0.01) | 1.9 |
Per-capita outpatient cost (kJPY) | 0.03 | (-0.01–0.1) | 1.0 |
Supply | |||
LTC provision rate among LTC beneficiaries (%) | 1.8 | (1.6–1.9) | 7.9 |
Number of LTC facility beds per 1000 LTC beneficiaries | 0.01 | (-0.001–0.017) | 0.3 |
Structure | |||
Financial capacity index | 10.6 | (5.1–16.1) | 5.5 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 2.0 | (1–3) | 0.6 |
Overall R2 | 0.840 | ||