Table 1 Descriptive statistics of personal characteristics
Dummy variables | Descriptions | Mean | Standard deviation | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age dummies | Sample person is between 18–30 years old, 1 = Yes, 0 = Otherwise | 0.263 | 0.441 | 0 | 1 |
Sample person is between 31–45 years old, 1 = Yes, 0 = Otherwise | 0.240 | 0.427 | 0 | 1 | |
Sample person is between 46–55 years old, 1 = Yes, 0 = Otherwise | 0.235 | 0.424 | 0 | 1 | |
Gender dummy | 1 = Male, 0 = Female | 0.492 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 |
Marital status dummies | 1 = Unmarried, 0 = Otherwise | 0.016 | 0.124 | 0 | 1 |
1 = Married, 0 = Otherwise | 0.909 | 0.288 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Divorced, 0 = Otherwise | 0.025 | 0.156 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Widowed, 0 = Otherwise | 0.048 | 0.213 | 0 | 1 | |
Education dummies | 1 = Primary School or below, 0 = Otherwise | 0.098 | 0.298 | 0 | 1 |
1 = Junior high school, 0 = Otherwise | 0.259 | 0.438 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Senior high school, 0 = Otherwise | 0.257 | 0.437 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Secondary, 0 = Otherwise | 0.103 | 0.304 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = College, 0 = Otherwise | 0.172 | 0.378 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = University, 0 = Otherwise | 0.102 | 0.303 | 0 | 1 | |
Income dummies | 1 = Income is less than ¥3390, 0 = Otherwise | 0.116 | 0.321 | 0 | 1 |
1 = Income is between ¥3390 and ¥5410, 0 = Otherwise | 0.118 | 0.323 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Income is between ¥5411 and ¥7420, 0 = Otherwise | 0.121 | 0.326 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Income is between ¥7421 and ¥9374, 0 = Otherwise | 0.127 | 0.333 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Income is between ¥9375 and ¥11700, 0 = Otherwise | 0.127 | 0.333 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Income is between ¥11701 and ¥15180, 0 = Otherwise | 0.129 | 0.335 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Income is between ¥15180 and ¥21860, 0 = Otherwise | 0.126 | 0.332 | 0 | 1 | |
Employment status dummies | 1 = Employees of state-owned enterprises, 0 = Otherwise | 0.321 | 0.467 | 0 | 1 |
1 = Employees of various non-state-owned enterprises, 0 = Otherwise | 0.193 | 0.395 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Urban self-employed and private entrepreneurs, 0 = Otherwise | 0.066 | 0.248 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Homeworkers, 0 = Otherwise | 0.258 | 0.438 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Unemployed, to be distributed or other non-employed, 0 = Otherwise | 0.022 | 0.145 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Students, 0 = Otherwise | 0.041 | 0.198 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Reemployment of retired or retired personnel, 0 = Otherwise | 0.024 | 0.154 | 0 | 1 | |
Job occupation dummies | 1 = Professional and technical personnel, 0 = Otherwise | 0.029 | 0.167 | 0 | 1 |
1 = Managers in government and government related enterprises, 0 = Otherwise | 0.141 | 0.348 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = The clerk and manager, 0 = Otherwise | 0.211 | 0.408 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Commercial Staff, 0 = Otherwise | 0.125 | 0.330 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Service staff, 0 = Otherwise | 0.004 | 0.059 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Farmers, animal husbandry and fishery workers, 0 = Otherwise | 0.098 | 0.297 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Production workers, transport workers and associated personnel, 0 = Otherwise | 0.001 | 0.030 | 0 | 1 | |
Health status dummy | 1 = Health status is average or above average, 0 = Otherwise | 0.797 | 0.403 | 0 | 1 |
Medical insurance dummies | 1 = Medical insurance for local urban workers, 0 = Otherwise | 0.549 | 0.498 | 0 | 1 |
1 = Medical insurance for local migrant workers, 0 = Otherwise | 0.004 | 0.062 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Self-financing medical insurance sponsored by the company or unit, 0 = Otherwise | 0.056 | 0.229 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Commercial medical insurance bought by employer, 0 = Otherwise | 0.006 | 0.077 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Privately purchased commercial medical insurance, 0 = Otherwise | 0.057 | 0.232 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Government funded health care reimbursement, 0 = Otherwise | 0.053 | 0.224 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = The new rural cooperative medical insurance, 0 = Otherwise | 0.058 | 0.233 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Other medical insurance, 0 = Otherwise | 0.074 | 0.263 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = No medical insurance, 0 = Otherwise | 0.137 | 0.344 | 0 | 1 | |
Reimbursement percentage of medical cost dummies | 1 = Reimbursement percentage of medical cost is 100%, 0 = Otherwise | 0.069 | 0.253 | 0 | 1 |
1 = Reimbursement percentage of medical cost is between 70% and 99%, 0 = Otherwise | 0.174 | 0.379 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Reimbursement percentage of medical cost is between 40% and 69%, 0 = Otherwise | 0.148 | 0.355 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Reimbursement percentage of medical cost is between 20% and 39%, 0 = Otherwise | 0.058 | 0.234 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Reimbursement percentage of medical cost is between 1% and 19%, 0 = Otherwise | 0.031 | 0.173 | 0 | 1 | |
Severity of disease dummies | 1 = Not serious, 0 = Otherwise | 0.265 | 0.441 | 0 | 1 |
1 = General, 0 = Otherwise | 0.517 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Serious, 0 = Otherwise | 0.172 | 0.378 | 0 | 1 | |
Stage of disease dummies | 1 = Emergency and serious disease, 0 = Otherwise | 0.176 | 0.380 | 0 | 1 |
1 = Non-emergency disease at initial stage, 0 = Otherwise | 0.577 | 0.494 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Non-emergency disease at medium stage, 0 = Otherwise | 0.156 | 0.363 | 0 | 1 | |
1 = Non-emergency stable disease at late stage, 0 = Otherwise | 0.092 | 0.289 | 0 | 1 |