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. 2018 Mar;201:136–147. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.01.031

Table 5.

Predicted shares of out-of-pocket payments for hospitalisation in household consumption expenditure for the older population and the population under 60 years in India, NSS 1995–96, NSS 2004 and NSS 2014.

Predicted shares of out-of-pocket payments (95% CI)
MPCE quintile Male Female Urban Rural More developed states Less developed states Public Private CDs/other diseases NCDs
Older population

NSS 1995–96
Poorest 7.7
(5.4–10.0)
5.4
(3.4–7.4)
5.1
(3.4–6.8)
7.2
(4.9–9.5)
6.6
(4.6–8.5)
7.0
(4.3–9.7)
4.9
(3.3–6.5)
10.3
(6.9–13.6)
5.6
(3.5–7.7)
7.6
(5.4–9.9)
Poor 5.9
(5.0–6.8)
4.0
(3.1–4.9)
3.8
(3.0–4.6)
5.3
(4.5–6.1)
5.0
(4.3–5.8)
4.9
(3.9–5.9)
3.6
(2.8–4.3)
7.4
(6.2–8.6)
4.3
(3.3–5.2)
5.9
(4.9–6.9)
Middle 12.1
(6.5–17.7)
8.8
(5.4–12.3)
9.0
(5.4–12.5)
11.5
(6.3–16.7)
11.2
(6.0–16.4)
9.9
(6.1–13.6)
7.3
(4.5–10.1)
15.2
(7.9–22.6)
8.5
(5.3–11.7)
13.2
(6.7–19.7)
Rich 10.1
(8.7–11.4)
7.2
(5.9–8.5)
7.7
(6.4–9.0)
9.1
(7.9–10.4)
8.7
(7.5–9.9)
8.9
(7.1–10.6)
6.0
(4.8–7.1)
12.2
(10.5–13.8)
7.5
(6.1–8.9)
9.5
(8.2–10.8)
Richest 15.9
(14.0–17.9)
11.0
(9.2–12.7)
11.8
(10.4–13.2)
15.9
(13.6–18.1)
14.1
(12.6–15.7)
12.8
(10.2–15.4)
8.0
(6.3–9.8)
16.5
(14.7–18.2)
11.0
(8.9–13.1)
15.6
(13.9–17.3)
NSS 2004
Poorest 19.2
(16.7–21.8)
19.2
(16.3–22.0)
16.5
(13.6–19.5)
19.5
(16.9–22.0)
19.0
(16.4–21.7)
19.6
(16.8–22.3)
13.4
(11.4–15.4)
31.0
(27.1–35.0)
14.5
(12.2–16.7)
21.3
(18.5–24.2)
Poor 19.5
(17.0–22.0)
14.3
(12.3–16.3)
16.2
(13.7–18.8)
17.4
(15.2–19.6)
17.3
(15.1–19.4)
17.1
(14.7–19.6)
9.9
(8.4–11.5)
26.7
(23.7–29.7)
12.8
(10.8–14.9)
19.7
(17.3–22.0)
Middle 16.5
(14.7–18.3)
13.5
(11.8–15.2)
14.1
(12.0–16.1)
15.4
(13.7–17.0)
14.6
(13.0–16.3)
16.4
(14.4–18.3)
8.1
(7.0–9.3)
21.9
(19.6–24.2)
11.3
(9.7–12.9)
17.2
(15.3–19.1)
Rich 16.8
(15.0–18.6)
13.2
(11.6–14.8)
14.0
(12.3–15.7)
15.7
(14.0–17.5)
14.5
(12.9–16.0)
17.1
(15.1–19.1)
7.9
(6.8–9.0)
20.9
(18.9–22.9)
12.3
(10.6–14.0)
16.7
(15.0–18.4)
Richest 17.2
(15.6–18.9)
14.3
(12.7–15.9)
15.4
(13.9–17.0)
16.4
(14.5–18.3)
15.8
(14.3–17.3)
15.7
(13.9–17.5)
7.6
(6.5–8.6)
19.2
(17.4–20.9)
12.7
(11.0–14.4)
16.9
(15.4–18.5)
NSS 2014
Poorest 23.4
(20.5–26.3)
19.6
(17.4–21.7)
20.5
(17.1–23.9)
21.4
(19.3–23.5)
17.8
(15.3–20.2)
24.7
(21.6–27.8)
12.3
(10.4–14.3)
39.8
(36.0–43.6)
11.7
(9.9–13.5)
24.3
(22.0–26.6)
Poor 14.4
(11.8–17.0)
12.3
(9.9–14.7)
13.3
(10.3–16.2)
13.3
(11.0–15.6)
12.4
(10.1–14.8)
14.7
(11.7–17.7)
6.7
(5.1–8.2)
23.5
(19.6–27.4)
7.9
(6.4–9.5)
15.3
(12.7–17.9)
Middle 18.3
(16.0–20.5)
14.2
(12.6–15.8)
16.7
(14.2–19.3)
15.9
(14.3–17.5)
14.8
(13.2–16.4)
19.2
(16.1–22.3)
7.4
(5.9–8.9)
24.1
(21.9–26.2)
9.8
(8.4–11.2)
18.7
(17.0–20.5)
Rich 20.3
(18.1–22.6)
12.5
(11.0–14.0)
16.8
(14.6–19.1)
16.2
(14.4–18.0)
14.8
(13.3–16.3)
21.3
(17.8–24.8)
6.8
(5.4–8.2)
24.5
(22.3–26.7)
9.0
(7.6–10.3)
18.9
(17.1–20.7)
Richest
21.8
(18.0–25.5)
16.4
(13.5–19.4)
19.2
(15.9–22.5)
18.5
(14.8–22.2)
18.6
(15.9–21.2)
20.4
(14.5–26.3)
6.4
(4.3–8.6)
23.8
(20.4–27.1)
10.5
(8.6–12.4)
20.7
(17.2–24.2)
Population under 60 years
NSS 1995–96
Poorest 6.5
(5.8–7.3)
6.1
(5.4–6.9)
4.0
(3.3–4.7)
6.9
(6.1–7.7)
5.7
(5.0–6.3)
7.7
(6.7–8.6)
5.3
(4.6–5.9)
8.8
(7.8–9.8)
5.8
(5.1–6.5)
8.0
(7.1–9.0)
Poor 5.8
(5.3–6.2)
4.9
(4.4–5.4)
3.6
(3.1–4.1)
5.7
(5.2–6.1)
5.0
(4.6–5.4)
6.0
(5.5–6.6)
4.3
(3.9–4.7)
7.5
(6.9–8.1)
4.6
(4.2–5.0)
7.5
(6.9–8.2)
Middle 7.5
(6.9–8.1)
6.5
(5.8–7.2)
4.8
(4.1–5.5)
7.8
(7.2–8.4)
6.8
(6.2–7.3)
7.7
(6.8–8.5)
5.3
(4.8–5.9)
9.0
(8.3–9.8)
6.1
(5.5–6.7)
9.6
(8.8–10.4)
Rich 7.8
(7.3–8.3)
7.0
(6.3–7.6)
5.5
(4.8–6.1)
8.4
(7.9–8.9)
7.1
(6.6–7.6)
8.1
(7.3–8.8)
5.6
(5.1–6.1)
9.1
(8.6–9.7)
6.3
(5.8–6.9)
10.2
(9.5–10.9)
Richest 11.9
(10.7–13.2)
10.7
(10.1–11.2)
9.2
(8.8–9.6)
13.9
(12.3–15.4)
11.0
(10.1–11.9)
12.3
(11.6–13.1)
8.3
(7.7–8.8)
13.1
(12.0–14.2)
9.2
(8.7–9.7)
15.3
(13.5–17.0)
NSS 2004
Poorest 20.1
(18.8–21.4)
17.7
(16.4–18.9)
17.1
(15.5–18.7)
19.0
(17.8–20.2)
16.9
(15.8–18.1)
21.5
(20.1–22.9)
13.0
(12.0–13.9)
29.5
(27.7–31.2)
15.0
(13.9–16.1)
25.6
(24.0–27.2)
Poor 16.5
(15.5–17.5)
15.0
(14.1–15.9)
14.0
(12.8–15.3)
16.1
(15.2–16.9)
14.4
(13.6–15.3)
18.3
(17.2–19.3)
9.8
(9.1–10.4)
23.2
(22.0–24.4)
12.0
(11.3–12.8)
21.9
(20.7–23.1)
Middle 14.4
(13.5–15.2)
14.3
(13.4–15.2)
12.6
(11.4–13.7)
14.8
(13.9–15.7)
13.3
(12.5–14.1)
16.5
(15.5–17.4)
8.8
(8.2–9.4)
20.2
(19.1–21.4)
11.0
(10.3–11.7)
18.7
(17.6–19.8)
Rich 13.9
(12.5–15.4)
12.9
(11.9–13.9)
11.9
(10.3–13.4)
14.4
(13.3–15.4)
12.8
(11.5–14.0)
15.0
(13.9–16.1)
8.0
(7.3–8.7)
17.8
(16.2–19.4)
10.1
(9.0–11.3)
17.7
(16.4–19.0)
Richest 11.2
(10.6–11.9)
10.9
(10.3–11.6)
10.3
(9.7–10.9)
12.2
(11.4–13.1)
10.7
(10.1–11.2)
12.6
(11.8–13.3)
6.0
(5.5–6.4)
13.9
(13.2–14.5)
8.1
(7.6–8.6)
14.8
(14.0–15.6)
NSS 2014
Poorest 21.0
(19.8–22.2)
17.3
(16.3–18.4)
19.5
(18.1–20.9)
18.9
(17.9–20.0)
18.3
(17.1–19.5)
19.4
(18.3–20.5)
11.2
(10.4–12.0)
35.4
(33.8–37.0)
13.3
(12.4–14.2)
25.3
(23.9–26.6)
Poor 15.5
(14.5–16.5)
13.2
(12.3–14.1)
14.5
(13.5–15.6)
14.2
(13.3–15.1)
14.5
(13.6–15.4)
14.0
(13.0–15.0)
7.4
(6.8–8.0)
25.2
(23.8–26.5)
10.1
(9.4–10.9)
19.2
(18.1–20.3)
Middle 14.6
(13.7–15.6)
12.7
(11.9–13.5)
13.1
(12.2–14.0)
13.8
(12.9–14.7)
13.6
(12.7–14.5)
13.7
(12.8–14.6)
6.5
(6.0–7.0)
21.7
(20.5–23.0)
9.4
(8.7–10.0)
17.7
(16.6–18.8)
Rich 13.2
(12.4–13.9)
11.0
(10.3–11.6)
11.4
(10.7–12.2)
12.4
(11.7–13.1)
12.0
(11.3–12.7)
12.1
(11.3–12.9)
5.3
(4.8–5.7)
17.9
(17.0–18.8)
8.3
(7.8–8.8)
16.1
(15.3–17.0)
Richest 14.3
(13.4–15.2)
11.7
(10.9–12.6)
12.6
(11.8–13.5)
13.4
(12.4–14.3)
12.8
(11.9–13.6)
13.4
(12.4–14.4)
5.7
(5.2–6.3)
15.7
(14.8–16.7)
8.8
(8.1–9.4)
16.6
(15.6–17.7)

OOPP: Out-of-pocket payments; MPCE: Monthly per capita consumption expenditure; CI: Confidence interval; CDs: Communicable diseases and nutritional disorders; Other diseases: Includes other diagnosed and undiagnosed ailments; NCDs: Non-communicable diseases and injuries.