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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Soc Behav. 2004;45(Suppl):136–157.

TABLE 1.

Percentage of Annual Income Spent on Health Care, by Income Group of Consumer Unit

Income before taxes ($) Percentage of income spent on health care (%)
5,000 to 9,999 16.6
10,000 to 14,999 14.5
15,000 to 19,999 12.4
20,000 to 29,999 8.5
30,000 to 39,999 6.4
40,000 to 49,999 5.0
50,000 to 69,999 4.3
70,000 and over 2.6

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Expenditures in 2001, April 2003, Table 2. Consumer unit was defined as members of a household related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangement Financially independent individuals living alone or sharing a household and students living in university-sponsored housing were considered as separate units.