1. Demographic Study of SHI and Public Sector Beneficiaries
August 2003
Centre for
Actuarial Research

2. Healthcare Financing under SHI
Medical Schemes
Potential SHI
Public Sector
Healthcare Financing under SHI
Medical Schemes: Existing beneficiaries of medical schemes. Some 7 million people.
Potential SHI: Potential beneficiaries of medical schemes. Facilitated by reform of tax subsidy under SHI proposals. Requires development of low-cost options. At fullest extent some 8 million people. Expect 3 to 4 million in initial phase.
Middle and higher income groups will have mandatory membership of medical schemes under SHI proposals.
Public Sector: Lowest income groups and those without income that could remain in publicly funded system. Some 28 million people in this study.

3. Current Healthcare Financing
Source: OHS99

4. Future Healthcare Financing
16.2%
18.8%
65.0%
Medical Schemes
Potential SHI
Public Sector
Source: OHS99

5. Current Healthcare Financing
Source: OHS99

6. Future Healthcare Financing
Source: OHS99

7. Future Healthcare Financing
Source: OHS99

8. Age

9. National
Age Profile
Source: OHS99

10. National
Age Profile
Source: OHS99

11. National
Age Profile
Source: OHS99

12. National
Age Profile
Source: OHS99

13. National
Age Profile
Source: OHS99

14. Gender

15. National
Medical Schemes
Gender
Source: OHS99

16. Ethnicity

17. National
Ethnicity
Source: OHS99

18. National
Medical Schemes
Ethnicity by Age
Source: OHS99

19. Ethnicity by Age National Medical Schemes Centre for
Actuarial Research
Source: OHS99

20. National
Potential SHI
Ethnicity by Age
Source: OHS99

21. Ethnicity by Age National Potential SHI Centre for Actuarial Research
Source: OHS99

22. National
Public Sector
Ethnicity by Age
Source: OHS99

23. Ethnicity by Age National Public Sector Centre for Actuarial Research
Source: OHS99

24. Medical Schemes
Ethnicity by Province
Source: OHS99

25. Potential SHI
Ethnicity by Province
Source: OHS99

26. Public Sector
Ethnicity by Province
Source: OHS99

27. Family Size and Geography

28. Family Relationships by Age
National
Medical Schemes
Family Relationships by Age
Source: OHS99

29. Family Relationships National Centre for Actuarial Research
Source: OHS99

30. National
Medical Schemes
Urbanisation by Age
Source: OHS99

31. National
Urbanisation
Centre for
Actuarial Research
Source: OHS99

32. Income

33. National
Income
Centre for
Actuarial Research
Source: OHS99

34. Income Profile Medical Schemes
All Provinces; All beneficiaries.
Source: OHS99

35. Income Profile Potential SHI
All Provinces; All beneficiaries.
Source: OHS99

36. National
Income
Over 20 years old
Source: OHS99

37. Employment, Work Status, Occupation and Industry

38. National
Employment
Source: OHS99

39. National
Medical Schemes
Employment by Age
Source: OHS99

40. National
Employment
Source: OHS99

41. National
Work Status
Over 15 years old
Source: OHS99

42. National
Medical Schemes
Work Status by Age
Source: OHS99

43. National
Work Status
Over 15 years old
Source: OHS99

44. National
Occupation
Over 15 years old
Source: OHS99

45. National
Medical Schemes
Occupation by Age
Source: OHS99

46. National
Occupation
Over 15 years old
Source: OHS99

47. National
Industry
Over 15 years old
Source: OHS99

48. National
Medical Schemes
Industry by Age
Source: OHS99

49. National
Industry
Over 15 years old
Source: OHS99

50. Centre for Actuarial Research
A Research Unit of the University of Cape Town
(CARE)
Centre for Actuarial Research