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. 2014 Aug;48(4):632–641. doi: 10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005111

Table 2. Proportion of households with catastrophic health expenditures of 10.0% and 20.0% or more of their total health consumption and 40.0% or more in relation to their capacity to pay, according to socioeconomic index. Brazil, 2002-2003 and 2008-2009.

Variable 2002-2003

Catastrophic Health expenditure Q1a Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 pb

% 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI  
Total consumption
 ≥ 10.0% 12.9 12.2;13.7 14.3 13.1;15.6 14.2 13.0;15.5 16.8 15.3;18.4 16.3 14.4;18.2 < 0.001
 ≥ 20.0% 4.0 3.6;4.5 3.9 3.2;4.6 3.7 3.0;4.4 3.1 2.5;3.8 2.6 2.0;3.3 0.141
Total consumption net of food
 ≥ 10.0% 20.9 20.0;21.8 20.8 19.4;22.2 21.1 19.6;22.6 22.3 20.5;24.0 20.9 18.8;22.9 0.42
 ≥ 20.0% 7.6 7.0;8.2 7.0 6.2;7.9 6.4 5.5;7.3 5.6 4.6;6.5 3.9 3.1;4.7 < 0.001
Capacity to pay
 ≥ 20.0% 7.2 6.6;6.8 6.5 5.6;7.3 5.7 4.8;6.6 4.7 3.8;5.5 3.4 2.6;4.1 < 0.001
 ≥ 40.0% 1.0 0.8;1.2 0.9 0.6;1.2 0.6 0.4;0.8 0.3 0.1;0.4 0.3 0.08;0.6 < 0.001

  2008-2009

Total consumption
 ≥ 10.0% 18.4 17.5;19.4 18.3 17.2;19.3 18.3 17.2;19.4 18.4 17.2;19.7 17.7 16.4;19.0 0.122
 ≥ 20.0% 7.3 6.6;7.9 6.2 5.5;6.8 6.2 5.5;7.0 5.5 4.7;6.2 3.7 3.2;4.3 < 0.001
Total consumption net of food
 ≥ 10.0% 28.0 26.9;29.0 25.6 24.5;26.8 24.8 23.6;26.0 23.9 22.6;25.3 22.7 21.2;24.2 < 0.001
 ≥ 20.0% 12.0 11.2;12.8 9.8 9.0;10.5 9.3 8.5;10.1 7.9 7.0;8.7 5.5 4.7;6.2 < 0.001
Capacity to pay
 ≥ 20.0% 11.4 10.6;12.2 9.2 8.4;10.0 8.7 7.9;9.5 7.2 6.4;8.0 5.0 4.2;5.6 < 0.001
 ≥ 40.0% 2.6 2.2;2.9 1.6 1.3;1.9 1.4 1.0;1.7 0.9 0.6;1.2 0.5 0.3;0.7 < 0.001

a Domestic economic index (DEI) in quintiles, in which Q1 corresponds to the poorest and Q5 to the richest.

b Linear tendency test.