Table 1:
Components of family out-of-pocket burdens, Turkey, 2002–2003
| Insurance Status | Population (*1000) | Family Income (US $)† | Out-of-pocket spending on care (US $)† | Percent in families with out-of-pocket burden greater than 10 % | Percent in families with out-of-pocket burden greater than 20 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Turkey Sample | 66085 | 3904 (162.4) | 351 (21.9) | 18.9 (0.6) | 14.4 (0.6) |
| Active Civil Servants | 5150 | 6112 (467.0) | 209 (48.2) | 8.8 (1.1) | 5.7 (0.9) |
| SSK active | 15181 | 4571** (197.4) | 367* (59.9) | 15.9** (0.9) | 10.6** (0.8) |
| Bag-Kur active | 5562 | 5229 (894.3) | 387* (51.7) | 21.5** (1.7) | 16.8** (1.6) |
| GERF | 2899 | 5179 (209.8) | 211 (36.1) | 10 (1.3) | 6.5 (1.1) |
| SSK retirees | 7012 | 4064** (121.3) | 299 (43.1) | 15.2** (1.1) | 9.8** (0.9) |
| Bag-Kur retirees | 1696 | 3784** (259.3) | 331 (93.0) | 17.6** (2.1) | 12.2** (1.7) |
| Green Card | 5752 | 1671** (101.3) | 286 (34.5) | 25.9** (1.8) | 22.2** (1.7) |
| Uninsured | 22239 | 2867** (184.8) | 424** (33.2) | 23.4** (1.1) | 19.3** (1.0) |
| Private Insurance | 273 | 13360** (2495.6) | 153 (53.3) | 5.5 (2.7) | 1.5** (1.0) |
| Others | 323 | 3382** (446.3) | 178 (53.1) | 13.4 (3.5) | 5.7 (2.1) |
Source: Authors’ calculations using data from the 2002–2003 National Household Health and Expenditure Survey. Survey has been done in September 2002/ April 2003 period. Thus we employed average exchange rate of this period (1 US $ = 1.6 YTL) to convert family income and OOP spending on health into dollar terms.
Notes:
†
Standard errors of means are in parentheses. Statistical significance denotes difference from the reference category which is active civil servants.
*
P<0.05
**
P<0.01