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Table 6 Descriptive statistics for the study variables (outpatient analysis, age 18−)

From: Thailand’s universal coverage scheme and its impact on health-seeking behavior

Variables

Sick group (n = 2641)

Non-sick group (n = 12,849)

Overall group (n = 15,490)

Mean or percent

Std. Dev

Mean or percent

Std. Dev

Mean or percent

Std. Dev

Health-seeking behavior

No care

7.35%

     

Informal care

19.99%

     

Designated facility care

49.26%

     

Non-designated facility care

23.40%

     

OOP payment

Informal care

76.21

104.50

    

Designated facility care

43.01

399.61

    

Non-designated facility care

397.04

601.32

    

Income

8792.35

10,932.72

8399.29

10,003.72

8466.31

10,168.82

Income (log transformed)

8.73

0.90

8.63

1.15

8.65

1.11

Age

6.98

4.94

9.43

4.98

9.01

5.06

Gender

Male

50.74%

 

50.57%

 

50.60%

 

Female

49.26%

 

49.43%

 

49.40%

 

Dual coverage

Yes

4.92%

 

4.08%

 

4.22%

 

No

95.08%

 

95.92%

 

95.78%

 

Region

Urban

46.61%

 

51.82%

 

50.93%

 

Rural

53.39%

 

48.18%

 

49.07%

 
  1. Std. Dev, standard deviation; OOP Payment, out-of-pocket payment; Median (interquartile range Q1–Q3) of out-of-pocket payment for informal care = 50 (20–100); Median (interquartile range Q1–Q3) of out-of-pocket payment for designated facility care = 0 (0–0); Median (interquartile range Q1–Q3) of out-of-pocket payment for non-designated facility care = 300 (190–450); Median (interquartile range Q1–Q3) of income for sick group = 6368.67 (3868.25–10,392.30)