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. 2016 Feb 16;31(3):336–344. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.3.336

Table 3. Average out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures and non-food consumption.

Spending type Expenditures (USD*) Ratio t-test
Households with disabled members Households without disabled members
Mean SD Portion Mean SD
Total OOP spending (A) 1,465.1 1,995.1 0.54 1,136.7 1,647.7 1.29 4.413§
 Emergency 22.3 172.1 0.07 16.6 109.8 1.35 0.914
 Inpatient 552.3 1,349.10 0.51 276.7 1,034.00 2.00 5.515§
 Outpatient 630.8 952.9 0.22 669.1 1,095.40 0.94 -0.930
 Prescription drugs 269.3 355.8 0.50 180.9 228.4 1.49 6.672§
Non-food consumption (B) 11,969.1 10,007.8 16,852.4 11,759.3 0.71 -12.446§
OOP spending share in non-food consumption (A)/(B) 0.20 0.34 0.11 0.28 1.77 6.632§

*Calculated at the exchange rate of 1,102.3 Korean won (KRW) to the United States dollars (USD) as on February 16, 2015. Mean value of OOP expenditures of members with disabilities divided by those of total household members in a household with members with disabilities. mean OOP expenditures of households with members with disabilities divided by those of households without members with disabilities. §P < 0.001. OOP, out-of-pocket.