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Table 4 Decomposition of the effects of quality of public health insurance on the individuals’ consumption structure upgrades

From: Quality of public health insurance and individuals’ consumption structure upgrades: evidence from China

Variables

Direct effects

Indirect effects

Total effects

Percentage of indirect effects

Burden from individuals’ medical expenses

0.288

0.024

0.312

7.69%

Individuals’ expectations regarding the future economic level

0.186

0.002

0.188

1.06%

Individuals’ consumption structure upgrades

0.342

0.026

0.368

7.07%

  1. Note: The indirect mediation effects are the products of the corresponding two mechanisms coefficients, respectively; the total mediation effects are the sums of direct effects and indirect effects, respectively