Table 4. Measures of inequality in catastrophic health expenditure, according to education and socioeconomic index. Brazil, 2002-2003 and 2008-2009.

Variable	DEIa
Catastrophic health expenditure	Difference between rates (Q1-Q5)		Ratio of rates (Q1/Q5)
	2002-2003	2008-2009	2002-2003	2008-2009
Total consumption
≥ 10.0%	-3.4	0.7	0.8	1.0
≥ 20.0%	1.4	3.6	1.5	2.0
Total consumption net of food
≥ 10.0%	0.0	5.3	1.0	1.2
≥ 20.0%	3.7	6.5	2.0	2.2
Capacity to pay
≥ 20.0%	3.8	6.4	2.1	2.3
≥ 40.0%	0.7	2.1	3.3	5.2
	Schoolingb
Total consumption
≥ 10.0%	0.7	6.0	1.0	1.3
≥ 20.0%	1.3	4.2	1.4	1.9
Total consumption net of food
≥ 10.0%	4.5	9.7	1.2	1.4
≥ 20.0%	4.5	7.2	2.1	2.1
Capacity to pay
≥ 20.0%	4.2	7.1	2.1	2.3
≥ 40.0%	1.0	1.9	6.0	4.2

^a Domestic economic index (DEI) in quintiles, in which Q1 corresponds to the poorest and Q5 to the richest. The comparisons were conducted from Q5 in relation to Q1.

^b E1 = 0 to 4 years of schooling; E2 = 5 to 8; E3 = 9 to 11 and E4 = 12 or more. The comparisons were conducted from E5 in relation to E1.