Table 4 Descriptive statistics of estimation data
From: Effect of reducing cost sharing for outpatient care on children’s inpatient services in Japan
N or median (% or IQR) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Total area | Low-income areas | High-income areas | |
Number of admission | |||
Total admission | 37 (12–111) | 22 (8–52) | 80 (24–217) |
Emergency admission | 18 (5–57) | 10 (3–27) | 39 (10–118) |
Non-emergency admission | 17.5 (6–51) | 10 (4–24) | 39 (12–97) |
ACSC admission | 6 (1–19) | 3 (1–9) | 11 (3–38) |
Non-ACSC admission | 30 (10–90) | 18 (7–43) | 66.5 (19–177) |
Admission for diagnosis | 2 (0–7) | 1 (0–3) | 5 (1–14) |
Non-diagnosis admission | 35 (11–104) | 20 (7–49) | 73.5 (22–200) |
Admissions from May–September | 17 (5–52) | 10 (4–23) | 38 (10–104) |
Upper age limit for inpatient care | 15 (12–15) | 15 (12–15) | 15 (15–15) |
Upper age limit for outpatient care | 15 (8–15) | 15 (6–15) | 15 (9–15) |
Income cap | |||
With income cap | 619 (22.3%) | 263 (18.9%) | 356 (25.6%) |
Without income cap | 2161 (77.7%) | 1127 (81.1%) | 1034 (74.4%) |
User charge | |||
Minimal user charge | 1162 (41.8%) | 578 (41.6%) | 584 (42%) |
Free of charge | 1618 (58.2%) | 812 (58.4%) | 806 (58%) |
Regional average income (million JPY per taxpayer) | 2.67 (2.46–2.95) | 2.46 (2.33–2.56) | 2.95 (2.78–3.18) |