Table 1 Selection and description of variables
Variable | Description |
|---|---|
Dependent variable | Â |
Catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) | 0 = The household did not occur catastrophic health expenditures; 1 = The household occurred catastrophic health expenditures |
Independent variables | Â |
Sociodemographic factors | Â |
Sex of householder | 0 = Female; 1 = Male |
Age of householder | Numerical variable |
Marital status of householder | 0 = Single (including divorced, single, widowed and unmarried); 1 = Married |
Family’s main residence | 0 = Rural; 1 = Urban |
Educational level of householder | 1 = Illiterate; 2 = Primary school; 3 = Junior high school and above |
Household size | 1 = Single-person households; 2 = Two-person households; 3 = Cohabitation of three or more persons |
Region | 1 = East; 2 = Central; 3 = West |
Family economic level | 1 = The poorest level; 2 = Sub-poverty level; 3 = General level; 4 = Wealthier level; 5 = The wealthiest level |
Whether the householder participates in the labour | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Health services demand and utilisation factors | Â |
Householder self-rated health | 0 = Good; 1 = Bad |
Householder used outpatient service in the past month | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Householder used inpatient service in the past year | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Household with disabled members | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Household with members aged over 65 years | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Social security equity factors | Â |
Householder participated in medical insurance type | 0 = URRBMI; 1 = UEBMI; 2 = NRCMS; 3 = URBMI; 4 = Other medical insurance (including uninsured) |
Disease factors | Â |
Type of chronic disease | 1 = 1 type (The householder suffers from a chronic disease); 2 = >1 type (The householder suffers from more than one chronic disease) |
Heart disease | 0 = The householder did not suffer from the disease; 1 = The householder suffers from the disease |
Stroke | 0 = The householder did not suffer from the disease; 1 = The householder suffers from the disease |
Malignant tumour | 0 = The householder did not suffer from the disease; 1 = The householder suffers from the disease |
Chronic lung disease | 0 = The householder did not suffer from the disease; 1 = The householder suffers from the disease |
Diabetes | 0 = The householder did not suffer from the disease; 1 = The householder suffers from the disease |