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. 2015 Sep 29;17(9):e30974. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.30974

Table 5. The Catastrophic Health Expenditures Distribution-Sensitive in Iranian Rural Households a.

Distributions Measures Based on Economic Status Variable Thresholds of CHE
10% 20% 30% 40%
Total cons
Concentration index of head count -0.13 -0.176 -0.42
Rank-weighted head count, Hw 0.100 0.024 0.015
Concentration index of overshoot -0.25 -0.14 -0.13
Rank-weighted overshoot, Ow 0.108 0.1334 0.012
Nonfood exp
Concentration index of head count -0.04 -0.12 -0.31
Rank-weighted head count, Hw 0.15 0.052 0.024
Concentration index of overshoot -0.06 -0.05 -0.0053
Rank-weighted overshoot, Ow 0.11 0.12 0.26
Capacity to pay
Concentration index of head count -0.17 -0.086
Rank-weighted head count, Hw 0.0288 0.009
Concentration index of overshoot -0.037 -0.04
Rank-weighted overshoot, Ow 0.12 0.114

a Abbreviations: CHE, Catastrophic Health Expenditure; Total Cons., household’s total consumption over the recall period (one year); Nonfood exp., household’s nonfood expenditure over (one year).