Table 1.

Mean in outcomes and covariates

	1998 (n = 72)		2002 (n = 71)		2004 (n = 72)		2006 (n = 72)
	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural
Panel A
% seeking modern care when ill	0.358	0.310	0.505	0.520	0.565	0.548	0.564	0.584
% choosing a government or mission facilitya	0.778	0.898	0.829	0.910	0.862	0.905	0.832	0.957
% buying drugs in the private sectora			0.129	0.019	0.114	0.022	0.090	0.033
Log of deflated OOPa	6.703	6.522	5.967	4.547	6.149	5.374	6.088	3.111
Panel B
Proportion of male	0.496	0.492	0.489	0.491	0.498	0.494	0.490	0.487
Median age	20.060	19.761	21.162	20.448	21.213	20.488	21.051	19.966
Median log of total expenditures in adult equivalent	13.781	13.268	13.487	13.202	13.483	13.069	12.904	11.752
Median household size	7.039	6.565	6.287	6.496	6.737	6.874	6.107	5.829
Proportion of rural	0.311	0.885	0.303	0.905	0.299	0.807	0.260	0.798
Median distance to health facility (km)	1.580	5.183	1.723	5.784	1.853	4.289	1.104	5.573

Note. All values are representative at the national level as the district panel data were constructed based on sampling weights. In 2002, there were only 71 districts because there was no one who sought care when reporting illness in one district. OOP = out‐of‐pocket.

^aProportion of individuals seeking modern care.