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 | - | - | - | - |