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Table 5 Difference test of health level between urban and rural under treatment group and untreated group (years: 2013, 2015, 2018; place: 28 provinces in China)

From: Evaluating the long-term care insurance policy from medical expenses and health security equity perspective: evidence from China

  1. On the number of samples in brackets, the value of self-rated health is 1 ~ 5, which means that it decreases from very good to very bad, respectively. The value of ADL disability is 1 ~ 5, indicating severe, partial, moderate, and mild disability, respectively. The number of serious diseases refers to the total number of major diseases diagnosed of the elderly, including malignant tumors, heart disease, stroke, and so on. Larger values reflect worse health quality