2003年,卫生部进行了第三次全国卫生医疗调查,结果显示:我国城乡居民应就诊而未就诊的比例由1993年的36.4%上升到48.9%,患者应住院而没有住院的比例高达29.6%;在住院患者中,主动提出出院的比例为43.3%,其中六成以上是因为支付不起相关费用而提前出院的;农民应住院而没有住院的? In 2003, the Ministry of Health conducted the third national health and medical survey. The results showed that the proportion of urban and rural residents in China who did not attend the consultation rose from 36.4% in 1993 to 48.9%, and the proportion of patients who were hospitalized without hospitalization was as high as 29.6%. Among the inpatients, 43.3% took the initiative to propose hospital discharge. Of these, more than 60% were discharged because of the fact that they could not pay related expenses; farmers should be hospitalized without hospitalization.