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Spending by months until death
Note: Figure plots the fitted values from a (weighted least squares) regression of cumulative (not annualised) total out-of-pocket spending until death on a constant and a 4th order polynomial of the cumulative number of months until death. No other covariates are included. Data from core and exit interviews from the 1998–2012 waves are used, and only respondents whose survivors provided an exit interview are included in the estimation.
