Table 3. Proportion of households with catastrophic health expenditures of 10.0% and 20.0% or more of total health consumption and 40.0% or more in relation to their capacity to pay, according to academic level. Brazil, 2002-2003 and 2008-2009.
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| Catastrophic health expenditure | E1a | E2 | E3 | E4 | pb | ||||
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| % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | ||
| Total consumption | |||||||||
| ≥ 10.0% | 16.1 | 15.3;16.9 | 12.9 | 11.7;14.1 | 12.4 | 11.2;13.5 | 15.4 | 13.6;17.3 | 0.003 |
| ≥ 20.0% | 4.6 | 4.2;5.0 | 2.6 | 2.0;3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0;3.1 | 3.3 | 2.4;4.3 | < 0.001 |
| Total consumption net of food | |||||||||
| ≥ 10.0% | 23.8 | 22.9;24.6 | 19.0 | 17.7;20.4 | 18.4 | 17.0;19.8 | 19.3 | 17.3;21.4 | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 20.0% | 8.7 | 8.1;9.2 | 4.6 | 3.9;5.2 | 4.5 | 3.8;5.2 | 4.2 | 3.3;5.2 | < 0.001 |
| Capacity to pay | |||||||||
| ≥ 20.0% | 8.0 | 7.4;8.5 | 4.2 | 3.5;4.8 | 3.8 | 3.2;4.4 | 3.8 | 2.8;4.7 | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 40.0% | 1.2 | 1.0;1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2;0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2;0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0;0.5 | < 0.001 |
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| 2008-2009 | |||||||||
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| Total consumption | |||||||||
| ≥ 10.0% | 23.5 | 22.7;24.3 | 16.2 | 14.3;18.0 | 11.1 | 10.1;12.1 | 17.5 | 16.1;19.0 | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 20.0% | 8.7 | 8.2;9.2 | 4.6 | 3.5;5.6 | 3.2 | 2.6;3.8 | 4.5 | 3.8;5.2 | < 0.001 |
| Total consumption net of food | |||||||||
| ≥ 10.0% | 32.1 | 31.2;33.0 | 23.7 | 21.6;25.8 | 16.7 | 15.5;17.9 | 22.4 | 20.8;23.9 | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 20.0% | 13.5 | 12.8;14.1 | 6.8 | 5.6;8.0 | 5.0 | 4.3;5.7 | 6.3 | 5.4;7.2 | < 0.001 |
| Capacity to pay | |||||||||
| ≥ 20.0% | 12.7 | 12.1;13.3 | 6.4 | 5.2;7.6 | 4.7 | 4.0;5.4 | 5.6 | 4.8;6.4 | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 40.0% | 2.5 | 2.2;2.8 | 1.0 | 0.6;1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4;1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4;0.9 | < 0.001 |
a E1 = 0 to 4 years of study; E2 = 5 to 8; E3 = 9 to 11 and E4 = 12 or more.
b Linear tendency test.