Questionnaire survey of medical insurance choices available to migrant workers in Hangzhou / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the characteristics and underlining reasons of the medical insurance choices of migrant workers for optimizing the medical insurance system. Methods Questionnaire survey,statistics description and logistic multiple regression were called into play, to analyze the awareness of medical insurance by migrant workers, their coverage of medical insurance, and their comment on medical insurance system.Results 47.51% of the migrant workers surveyed chose the medical insurance for urban workers, 23.89% chose that for migrant workers. Education background, income, security status, payment and benefit, technical satisfaction and service satisfaction for designated medical institutions, are significantly correlated to their choice behavior of medical insurance.Conclusion Migrant workers need medical insurance at different levels; compared to the compensation function, they prefer the sense of security from the medical insurance they choose; people-oriented service may better their wellbeing.