Table 10.
Transition matrices for total medical expenditure
| One‐year transitions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintile in current year | Quintile next year | ||||
| Bottom | Second | Third | Fourth | Top | |
| Bottom | 61.9 | 17.8 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 5.0 |
| Second | 24.1 | 36.6 | 19.4 | 12.1 | 7.8 |
| Third | 9.8 | 25.4 | 32.3 | 21.0 | 11.5 |
| Fourth | 6.0 | 13.6 | 25.9 | 34.2 | 20.3 |
| Top | 3.5 | 6.6 | 11.9 | 24.3 | 53.8 |
| Two‐year transitions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintile in current year | Quintile two years ahead | ||||
| Bottom | Second | Third | Fourth | Top | |
| Bottom | 58.3 | 17.6 | 10.3 | 7.5 | 6.3 |
| Second | 26.0 | 32.2 | 19.0 | 12.7 | 10.2 |
| Third | 11.9 | 25.6 | 28.3 | 20.5 | 13.8 |
| Fourth | 7.3 | 15.3 | 25.7 | 31.0 | 20.6 |
| Top | 4.7 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 25.1 | 48.2 |