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. 2014 Feb 13;43(6):1763–1775. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00193413

Table 3– Costs as percentage of annual income.

Surveys n Direct costs % Lost income % Total costs % Range of total costs %
Individual
 Reported income 22 Average of mean (SD) 21 (27) 37 (43) 58 (64) 5–306
Median of mean (IQR) 10 (5–23) 24 (12–37) 24 (12–37)
 Annual wage 35 Average of mean (SD) 9 (14) 21 (29) 30 (42) 0–211
Median of mean (IQR) 3 (2–12) 3 (2–12) 7 (4–41)
 Wage of lowest 20% 34 Average of mean (SD) 25 (42) 25 (42) 89 (139) 3–578
Median of mean (IQR) 8 (4–29) 14 (6–88) 21 (10–101)
Reported household income 7 Average of mean (SD) 16 (17) 22 (29) 39 (46) 4–148
Median of mean (IQR) 11 (9–15) 14 (4–20) 23 (14–36)

IQR: interquartile range.