Table 2 Geographical distribution of prevalence and socioeconomic inequality of informal payments for health services among Iranian households, 2016–2018
Province | Total (%) | Informal payment | NC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Total | 91,204 (100) | 7339 (7.92) | 83,865 (92.08) | 0.129* |
Rural areas | 45,937(54.58) | 3941(10.00) | 41,326(90.00) | -0.019 |
Urban areas | 45,267(45.42) | 3398(5.42) | 42,539(94.58) | 0.213* |
Provinces | ||||
 Markazi | 3502(1.92) | 375(10.10) | 3127(89.9) | 0.070 |
 Guilan | 3070(3.62) | 29(1.06) | 3041(98.94) | 0.057 |
 Mazandaran | 2742(4.66) | 107(3.68) | 2635(96.32) | 0.149 |
 Azerbaijan, East | 3448(5.65) | 185(4.89) | 3263(95.11) | 0.254 |
 Azerbaijan, West | 2425(3.39) | 282(13) | 2143(87) | 0.165 |
 Kermanshah | 3324(2.59) | 432(12.51) | 2892(87.49) | 0.051 |
 Khuzestan | 3155(5.33) | 80(1.68) | 3075(98.32) | -0.178 |
 Fars | 3579(6.02) | 345(9.87) | 3234(90.13) | 0.106* |
 Kerman | 2442(3.54) | 130(4.95) | 2312(95.05) | -0.021 |
 Khorasan, Razavi | 3837(7.87) | 318(7.31) | 3519(92.69) | 0.022 |
 Isfahan | 3574(7.43) | 401(9.61) | 3173(90.39) | 0.049 |
 Sistan and Baluchestan | 2402(2.10) | 19 (0.75) | 2383(99.25) | 0.260 |
 Kurdistan | 1643(1.68) | 164(11.14) | 1479(88.86) | 0.131 |
 Hamadan | 2814(2.12) | 292(11.13) | 2522(88.87) | 0.138 |
 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari | 2378(1.1) | 411(16.90) | 1967(83.1) | 0.014 |
 Lorestan | 2484(2.07) | 225(8.29) | 2259(91.71) | 0.099 |
 Ilam | 2506(0.68) | 124(5.32) | 2382(94.68) | 0.130 |
 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad | 2738(0.78) | 416(15.27) | 2322(84.73) | -0.035 |
 Bushehr | 2444(1.22) | 269(10.10) | 2175(89.90) | 0.004*10-1 |
 Zanjan | 2588(1.28) | 57(2.03) | 2531(97.97) | -0.088 |
 Semnan | 2336(.88) | 139(6.51) | 2197(93.49) | 0.169 |
 Yazd | 2918(1.32) | 85(1.69) | 2833(98.31) | 0.005 |
 Hormozgan | 3457(2.04) | 327(8.71) | 3130(91.29) | -0.027 |
 Tehran | 4658(17.17) | 468(10.74) | 4190(89.26) | 0.171 |
 Ardabil | 2723(1.73) | 466(17.83) | 2257(82.27) | 0.094 |
 Qom | 2604(1.78) | 129(2.80) | 2475(98.20) | -0.001 |
 Qazvin | 2537(1.76) | 2461(2.30) | 2461(97.97) | 0.070 |
 Golestan | 3875(2.52) | 297(8.55) | 3578(91.45) | 0.134 |
 Khorasan, North | 3226(1.05) | 340(11.07) | 2886(88.93) | 0.125 |
 Khorasan, South | 3206(0.9) | 110(3.11) | 3096(96.89) | -0.127 |
 Alborz | 2569(3.75) | 241(8.80) | 2328(91.20) | 0.237 |