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Table 1 Descriptive statistics

From: The impact of health insurance on outpatient utilization and expenditure: evidence from one middle-income country using national household survey data

Variable/Indicator

Frequency

Mean/Share (%)

Min

Max

S.D.

Background indicator(s):

Illness in past 14 days*

1,632

19.65

0

1

-

Dependent variables:

Outpatient visit (if ill)*

1,034

63.3

0

1

-

Intensity of utilization: *

  

0

1

 

   • One visit (if visit)

887

86

0

1

-

   • Two visits (if one visit)

123

12

0

1

-

   • Three visits (if one visit)

18

1.74

0

1

-

   • Four visits (if one visit)

4

0.39

0

1

-

   • Five visits (if one visit)

1

0.1

0

1

-

   • Six visits (if one visit)

1

0.1

0

1

-

Out-of-pocket expenditure (total per episode; current JD)

-

5.31

0

400

0.53

Policy variable:

Insured*

5,328

64

0

1

-

   • MoH

1,514

28

0

1

-

   • RMS

2,312

43

0

1

-

   • JUH

68

1

0

1

-

   • UNRWA

668

13

0

1

-

   • Private

764

14

0

1

-

Control variables:

SES – total household expenditure (current JD)

-

222

10

2200

168.26

Age (years)

 

25.72

0

98

20.31

Male*

4,059

48.87

0

1

-

Education (Completed school years; adults)

-

10.66

1

25

3.44

Marital status*

3,014

36.29

0

1

-

Labor status: paid employee*

2,001

24,09

0

1

-

Health status:*

     

   • Regular visit to health care provider for chronic illness

1,487

17.9

0

1

 

   • Regular medication

1,192

14.34

0

1

-

   • Self-assessed health: Better

1,962

23.62

0

1

-

   • Self-assessed health: Similar

5,696

68.58

0

1

-

   • Self-assessed health: Worse

648

7.8

0

1

-

   • North*

2,349

28.28

0

1

-

   • Central*

4,113

49.52

0

1

-

   • South*

1,844

22.20

0

1

-

Urban*

5,967

71.84

0

1

-

Own house*

5,533

66.61

0

1

-

Full sample (random individuals)

8,306

-

-

-

-

  1. Source: JHES 2000. - = not applicable. * = binary indicator variable.