Table 2.
Number and proportion of households that incurred CHE
| Economic status | 2008 | 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average OOP health expenditure (yuan RMB) | Average household CTP (yuan RMB) | No.(%) household with CHE | Average OOP health expenditure (yuan RMB) | Average household CTP (yuan RMB) | No.(%) household with CHE | |
| Quintile 1 (poorest) | 626.03 | 2747.05 | 117(18.14) | 1337.06 | 5530.64 | 585(22.35) |
| Quintile 2 (poorer) | 1010.58 | 4242.29 | 124(19.28) | 1994.95 | 9555.12 | 413(15.73) |
| Quintile 3 (middle) | 1178.50 | 5484.92 | 97(15.16) | 2713.22 | 13914.49 | 393(14.81) |
| Quintile 4 (richer) | 1650.81 | 7749.65 | 96(15.09) | 3467.41 | 19171.17 | 345(13.37) |
| Quintile 5 (richest) | 3647.62 | 13561.46 | 119(18.22) | 5776.32 | 34831.99 | 336(12.89) |
| Total | 1620.54 | 6745.79 | 553(17.19) | 3052.88 | 16567.24 | 2072(15.83) |
OOP, out-of-pocket; CHE, catastrophic health care expenditure; CTP, capacity to pay