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. 2019 Dec 10;18:193. doi: 10.1186/s12939-019-1095-y

Table 3.

Household expenditure (in thousands of L$), reporting of illness and utilization measures

Total Expenditure Non-food Expenditure OOP Health Expenditure Prevalence of health shocks Utilization, inpatient
Full Sample 217.8 87.4 2.8 19% 20%
Quintile
 Poorest (1) 107.8 26.6 1.9 16% 23%
 2 168.6 46.7 1.9 20% 24%
 3 229.9 78.4 3.1 21% 21%
 4 310.5 119.0 3.0 19% 21%
 Wealthiest (5) 574.4 287.3 3.5 17% 16%
Residence area
 Urban 248.3 111.7 3.2 19% 22%
 Rural 171.2 50.2 2.1 18% 18%

Source: Liberia Household income and expenditure survey, 2014. Average exchange rate from Oanda.com, December 2014