Table 1 Rare disease patients socio-demographic data.

From: A retrospective study of insurance coverage status and economic cost of rare diseases in Hainan Province

 

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Total

Sex

Male, n (%) 

409 (53.8)

 430 (55.0)

 597 (54.6)

 557 (55.0)

 708 (53.3)

 2701 (54.3)

Female, n (%) 

351 (46.2)

352 (45.0) 

496 (45.4)

455 (45.0)

620 (46.7)

2275 (45.7) 

Insurance coverage

Yes, n (%)

636 (83.7)

652 (83.4)

917 (83.9) 

798 (78.9)

1092 (82.2)

4095 (83.0)

No, n (%) 

124 (16.3)

130 (16.6)

176 (16.1)

171 (16.9)

237 (17.8)

838 (17.0)

Age (Years)

Average 

37.18 

36.13

35.40

32.64

27.46

 

Below 9, n (%)

128 (16.8)

146 (18.7)

237 (21.7)

266 (26.3)

447 (33.7)

1224 (24.6)

10–19, n (%)

75 (9.9)

103 (13.2)

139 (12.7)

156 (15.4)

255 (19.2)

728 (14.6)

20–29, n (%)

80 (10.5)

62 (7.9)

82 (7.5)

70 (6.9)

75 (5.6)

369 (7.4)

30–39, n (%)

111 (14.6)

108 (13.8)

132 (12.1)

90 (8.9)

105 (7.9)

546 (11.1)

40–49, n (%) 

118 (15.5)

109 (13.9)

149 (13.6)

121 (12.0)

132 (9.9)

629 (12.6)

50–59, n (%)

109 (14.3)

103 (13.2)

150 (13.7)

124 (12.3)

127 (9.6)

613 (12.3)

60+, n (%)

139 (18.3)

151 (19.3) 

204 (18.7)

185 (18.3)

186 (14.0)

865 (17.4) 

Marital status

Single, n (%)

234 (30.8)

299 (38.2)

427 (39.1)

441 (43.6)

737 (55.5)

2138 (43.6)

Married, n (%)

454 (59.7)

452 (57.8)

577 (52.8)

508 (50.2)

541 (40.7)

2532 (51.6

Widowed, n (%)

8 (1.1)

8 (1.0)

10 (0.9)

13 (1.3)

21 (1.6)

 60 (1.2)

Divorced, n (%) 

9 (1.2)

3 (0.4)

8 (0.7)

8 (0.8)

12 (0.9)

 40 (0.8)

Other, n (%)

34 (4.5)

19 (2.4)

32 (2.9)

32 (3.2)

17 (1.3)

 134 (2.8)

Occupation

Civil servants, n (%)

18 (2.4)

13 (1.7)

13 (1.2)

7 (0.7)

10 (0.8)

 61 (1.2)

PTP, n (%)

5 (0.7)

2 (0.3)

4 (0.4)

5 (0.5)

 6 (0.5)

 22 (0.4)

Employed, n (%) 

27 (3.6) 

27 (3.5)

41 (3.8)

24 (2.4)

22 (1.7)

 141 (2.8)

BM, n (%)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

2 (0.2)

 0 (0.0)

 4 (0.1)

Teachers, n (%)

15 (2.0)

19 (2.4)

18 (1.6)

18 (1.8)

15 (1.1)

 85 (1.7)

Farmers, n (%)

140 (18.4)

137 (17.5)

167 (15.3)

106 (10.5)

147 (11.1)

697 (14.0)

Students, n (%) 

79 (10.4)

102 (13.0)

166 (15.2)

192 (19.0)

294 (22.1)

833 (16.7)

MP, n (%)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.3)

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

 0 (0.0)

 4 (0.1)

Freelancers, n (%) 

20 (2.6)

22 (2.8)

28 (2.6)

13 (1.3)

14 (1.1)

 97 (1.9)

Self-employed, n (%)

2 (0.3)

6 (0.8)

1 (0.1)

2 (0.2)

3 (0.2)

 14 (0.3)

Unemployed, n (%)

66 (8.7)

71 (9.1)

116 (10.6)

94 (9.3)

152 (11.4)

499 (10.0)

Retired, n (%)

66 (8.7)

59 (7.5)

85 (7.8)

98 (9.7)

110 (8.3)

418 (8.4) 

Other, n (%)

321 (42.2)

322 (41.2)

452 (41.4)

450 (44.5)

555 (41.8)

2100 (42.2)

Hospital admission

< 5 times, n (%)

618 (81.3)

647 (82.7)

911 (83.3)

865 (85.5)

1130 (85.1)

4171 (83.9)

5–10 times, n (%)

52 (6.8)

50 (6.4)

76 (7.0)

79 (7.8)

104 (7.8)

361 (7.2)

10–15 times, n (%)

26 (3.4)

16 (2.0)

40 (3.7)

21 (2.1)

31 (2.3)

134 (2.7)

15–20 times, n (%)

19 (2.5)

13 (1.7)

14 (1.3)

13 (1.3)

14 (1.1)

73 (1.5) 

> 20 times, n (%)

45 (5.9)

56 (7.2)

52 (4.8)

34 (3.4)

48 (3.6)

235 (4.7) 

  1. Notes: PTP: Professional and technical personnel; BM: Business managers; MP: Military personnel.