Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of variables extracted and computed from the Nepal Living Standards Survey (NLSS)- Third, 2011
| Variable description | Observation (N) | Weighted | Unweighted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion | Mean | SD | Proportion | Mean | SD | ||
| Extracted Variables | |||||||
| Individual Level | |||||||
| Individuals reporting chronic illness [yes = 1; otherwise,0] | 28,474 | 10.2% | 11.4% | ||||
| Individuals reporting acute illness and injuries a [yes = 1; otherwise,0] | 28,474 | 18.7% | 19.4% | ||||
| Individual who sought care for their acute illness and injuries [yes = 1; otherwise,0] | 5518 | 70.7% | 69.3% | ||||
| Individual weights | 28,670 | 5891.5 | 3717.9 | ||||
| Household Level | |||||||
| Household expenditure b (NRs c) (in 1000) | 5988 | 30 | 82 | 33 | 99 | ||
| Out of pocket health expenditure (NRs) | 5988 | 1187 | 4657 | 1175 | 4743 | ||
| Household size | 5988 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 2.3 | ||
| Household has under 5-years children [yes = 1; otherwise,0] | 5988 | 41.7% | 39.9% | ||||
| Household has elderly (60 years and above) population [yes = 1; otherwise,0] | 5988 | 33.2% | 31.8% | ||||
| Household head is male [yes = 1; otherwise,0] | 5988 | 73.4% | 73.3% | ||||
| Literate household head [yes = 1; otherwise,0] | 5988 | 22.8% | 25.9% | ||||
| Settlement area is urban [yes = 1; otherwise,0] | 5988 | 20.9% | 34.9% | ||||
| Geographical belts | 5988 | ||||||
| Mountain | 6.9% | 6.8% | |||||
| Hill | 47.4% | 53.5% | |||||
| Tarai | 45.7% | 39.7% | |||||
| Administrative regions | 5988 | ||||||
| Eastern | 23.5% | 21.3% | |||||
| Central | 35.7% | 38.1% | |||||
| Western | 20.1% | 19.2% | |||||
| Mid-western | 12.2% | 12.6% | |||||
| Far-western | 8.5% | 8.8% | |||||
| Commute time to the nearest health facility is less than 1 h [yes = 1; otherwise,0] | 5988 | 73.1% | 63.4% | ||||
| Households reporting chronic illness [yes = 1; otherwise,0] | 5988 | 43.0% | 41.7% | ||||
| Households reporting acute illness and injuries [yes = 1; otherwise,0] | 5988 | 59.4% | 56.9% | ||||
| Household weights | 5988 | 964.6 | 348.3 | ||||
| Computed Variables | |||||||
| Individual Level | |||||||
| Individuals reporting both chronic and acute illness [yes = 1; otherwise,0] | 28,670 | 30.5% | 26.3% | ||||
| Household Level | |||||||
| Capacity to Pay (NRs) (in 1000) | 5988 | 18 | 82 | 22 | 99 | ||
| OOP share of household expenditure (%) | 5988 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 7.8 | ||
| OOP share of household capacity to pay | 5988 | 44.6 | 17.4 | 42.1 | 17.2 | ||
| Equivalent household size for each household | 5988 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | ||
| Households reporting both chronic and acute illness [yes = 1; otherwise,0] | 5988 | 27.2% | 25.6% | ||||
| Number of family members with chronic illness episodes | 5988 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ||
| Number of family members reporting acute illness and injuries episodes | 5988 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| Ratio of acute illness and injuries episodes to household size | 5988 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Ratio of chronic illness episodes to household size | 5988 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||
| Ratio of total illness episodes to household size | 5988 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||
| Expenditure quartiles d | 5988 | ||||||
| 1 | 25.0% | 22.6% | |||||
| 2 | 25.0% | 22.8% | |||||
| 3 | 25.0% | 24.9% | |||||
| 4 | 25.0% | 29.7% | |||||
| Households with CHE (> = 40% of CTP) [yes = 1; otherwise,0] e | 5988 | 10.3% | 9.1% | ||||
arecall period was 30 days and only one episode was reported. b expenditures were adjusted in a monthly figure. c in February 2011, 1US$ was approximately equal to 72.45NRs. d quartile 1 represents the poorest while 4 represents the wealthiest. eCumulative incidence of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) per month