Table 3.

Household shares in government transfers and NHS care.

Household type		Share in transfers	Share in NHS care (αh)
HSE1	Pensioners	0.523	0.251
HSE2	Non-working, children	0.102	0.087
HSE3	Non-working, no children	0.106	0.076
HSE4	Working, children	0.234	0.306
HSE5	Working, no children	0.035	0.280

Source: Authors, own calculations from GHS 2000–2001.