Table 3. Gender difference in mean health expenditure expressed in Indian Rupees (INR)* by background factors, 2004–2005 and 2011–2012**.
| Short-term Morbidity | Major Morbidity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factors | 2004–2005 | 2011–2012 | 2004–2005 | 2011–2012 |
| D1(Male-Female) | D2(Male-Female) | D1(Male-Female) | D2(Male-Female) | |
| Age | ||||
| 0–14 | 72 | 42 | -635 | 97 |
| 15–59 | 16 | 103 | 1126 | 2977 |
| 60+ | 34 | 127 | 2211 | 2824 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Rural | 17 | 51 | 1255 | 2902 |
| Urban | 53 | 72 | 1398 | 2571 |
| Education Level | ||||
| Illiterate | 43 | 17 | 847 | 1571 |
| Up to Primary school | 10 | 69 | 910 | 1577 |
| Secondary School | 15 | 82 | 1258 | 4247 |
| Higher sec and A | 6 | 139 | 362 | 1197 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Currently married | 18 | 128 | 1088 | 2562 |
| Single | 68 | 56 | 870 | 1684 |
| Others | 9 | 35 | 1248 | 1896 |
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | 41 | 48 | 1084 | 2773 |
| Muslim | -58 | 85 | 2108 | 2847 |
| Others | -40 | 282 | 3466 | 2602 |
| Caste | ||||
| General | -48 | 142 | 1822 | 2957 |
| OBC | 93 | 36 | 1219 | 2870 |
| SC/ST | 24 | 16 | 709 | 2448 |
| Wealth quintile | ||||
| Poorest | 41 | 45 | 477 | 704 |
| Poorer | 92 | 62 | 969 | 945 |
| Middle | 3 | 51 | 1271 | 1878 |
| Richer | -24 | 70 | 714 | 2757 |
| Richest | 29 | 60 | 2295 | 5033 |
| Inpatient care | ||||
| No | 16 | 20 | 578 | 641 |
| Yes | -101 | 500 | 2306 | 5564 |
| Type of health facility | ||||
| Public | 91 | 123 | 950 | 2055 |
| Private | 7 | 40 | 1628 | 3264 |
| Traditional healer | -4 | -23 | -595 | 172 |
| Short term morbidity | ||||
| Fever | 17 | 76 | - | - |
| Cough | 24 | 43 | - | - |
| Diarrhoea | 43 | 67 | - | - |
| Major morbidity | ||||
| Cataract | - | - | 1416 | -112 |
| Tuberculosis | - | - | -2398 | -4493 |
| High BP | - | - | 766 | 830 |
| Heart disease | - | - | 5052 | 11602 |
| Diabetes | - | - | 497 | 236 |
| Asthma | - | - | -156 | -117 |
| Other long term disease | - | - | 1610 | 3811 |
| Total | 26 | 57 | 1298 | 2781 |
* $1 = Indian Rupees 65
** Expenditures are at constant price based on WPI 2004–2005. Results are not subject to the choice of indices viz. CPI or WPI.