Table 1

Characteristic of population enrolled in the urban basic medical insurance database in 22 provinces in urban China during 2013–2016

CharacteristicTotalUEBMIURBMI
No (million)496.01226.16269.85
Age, years
 Mean (SD)37.78 (19.75)41.84 (15.78)34.37 (21.97)
Age group, n (million, %)
 0–933.50 (6.75)–*33.50 (12.42)
 10–1950.94 (10.27)2.01 (0.89)*48.92 (18.13)
 20–29115.71 (23.33)60.80 (26.88)54.91 (20.35)
 30–3979.17 (15.96)53.03 (23.45)26.14 (9.69)
 40–4979.96 (16.12)45.56 (20.14)34.40 (12.75)
 50–5959.70 (12.04)30.97 (13.69)28.73 (10.65)
 60–6941.98 (8.46)18.77 (8.30)23.20 (8.60)
 70–7921.66 (4.37)9.52 (4.21)12.13 (4.50)
 ≥8013.41 (2.70)5.50 (2.43)7.91 (2.93)
Sex, n (million, %)
 Male260.25 (52.47)126.12 (55.77)134.12 (49.70)
 Female235.77 (47.53)100.04 (44.23)135.72 (50.30)
Region,† n (million, %)
 East183.77 (37.05)75.27 (33.28)108.49 (40.21)
 North21.60 (4.35)9.08 (4.01)12.52 (4.64)
 North-East49.97 (10.08)27.98 (12.37)21.99 (8.15)
 North-West24.15 (4.87)10.90 (4.82)13.25 (4.91)
 South-Central155.26 (31.30)85.40 (37.76)69.85 (25.89)
 South-West61.27 (12.35)17.53 (7.75)43.74 (16.21)
  • *UEBMI database covers urban working and retired employees (aged ≥18 years old).

  • †East area included Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Shandong provinces; North area included Shanxi and Inner Mongolia provinces; North-East area included Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces; North-West area included Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang provinces; South-Central area included Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan provinces; South-West area included Chongqing, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces.

  • UEBMI, Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance; URBMI, Urban Residence Basic Medical Insurance.; .