Table 2.
Individual and household expenditure
| Variable | N | Mean | Std. Dev. | Median | p25 | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household costs per month | ||||||
| Total Household expenditure | 380 | 4213 | 5190 | 2810 | 1600 | 5000 |
| Household food expenditure | 385 | 1687 | 1258 | 1500 | 900 | 2000 |
| Subsistence expenditure | 391 | 1003 | 303 | 1016 | 689 | 1151 |
| Capacity to pay (CTP) | 380 | 3325 | 5133 | 1730 | 911 | 3725 |
| Direct medical cost per patient per hospital visit | ||||||
| Healthcare cost | 377 | 53 | 167 | 40 | 0 | 65 |
| Healthcare cost (including transport) | 361 | 132 | 209 | 96 | 50 | 150 |
| Direct non-medical cost per patient per hospital visit | ||||||
| Transport cost | 376 | 79 | 119 | 40 | 20 | 91 |
| Food cost during hospital visit | 289 | 30 | 153 | 20 | 0 | 30 |
| Time Lost per patient (hours) | ||||||
| Time taken off work (30 day period) | 100 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 16 |
| Time taken visiting hospital | 151 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Total time lost | 153 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 22 |
| Indirect costs per patient | ||||||
| Time taken off work (30 day period) | 100 | 429 | 615 | 250 | 110 | 450 |
| Time taken visiting hospital | 151 | 277 | 369 | 161 | 83 | 323 |
| Total time lost | 153 | 553 | 786 | 323 | 113 | 652 |
Note: All monetary values are presented in South African Rands, Note: N – number of observations. Std. Dev. – Standard deviation