Table 5.
Distribution of government subsidy (percentage share)
| PHC | Hospitals outpatient | Hospitals inpatient | Total subsidy | Mean per capita subsidy in KES | Subsidy as% of consumption expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 survey | ||||||
| 1 (Poorest) | 25.2 | 16.8 | 11.2 | 15.8 | 125.6 | 3.0 |
| 2 | 18.7 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 16.4 | 130.3 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 21.8 | 15.1 | 26.0 | 19.6 | 155.9 | 1.1 |
| 4 | 22.6 | 28.0 | 30.9 | 28.4 | 225.8 | 0.9 |
| 5 (Richest) | 11.6 | 23.0 | 17.5 | 19.8 | 157.9 | 0.2 |
| CI | -0.098 | 0.092 | 0.120 | 0.080 | 0.080 | -0.375 |
| p-value | 0.139 | 0.000 | 0.174 | 0.035 | 0.032 | 0.000 |
| 2007 survey | ||||||
| 1 (Poorest) | 26.7 | 12.8 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 194.9 | 4.7 |
| 2 | 26.2 | 11.2 | 21.7 | 19.5 | 195.9 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 197.1 | 1.3 |
| 4 | 16.2 | 28.5 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 232.6 | 0.9 |
| 5 (Richest) | 11.3 | 27.3 | 15.7 | 17.8 | 170.6 | 0.2 |
| CI | -0.17 | 0.176 | -0.031 | -0.001 | -0.001 | -0.461 |
| p-value | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.430 | 0.960 | 0.741 | 0.000 |