Table 2.
Distribution of capacity to pay and OOP costs for health care across hypertensive patients in rural Shandong, China, 2016
| Indicators | One complication | Two or more complications | No complication | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 1013 | 91 | 2009 | 3113 |
| Average OOPacost of health care (US$)b | ||||
| Mean | 529 | 1133 | 103 | 272 |
| Median | 196 | 609 | 29 | 53 |
| Average annual household income | ||||
| Mean | 2000 | 1451 | 2427 | 2260 |
| Median | 1065 | 871 | 1306 | 1164 |
| Average annual household expenditure | ||||
| Mean | 2622 | 2722 | 2048 | 2487 |
| Median | 2003 | 2220 | 1741 | 1836 |
| Average annual household food expenditure | ||||
| Mean | 706 | 610 | 732 | 720 |
| Median | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 |
| Average capacity to payc | ||||
| Mean | 1916 | 2112 | 1676 | 1767 |
| Median | 1338 | 1512 | 1074 | 1161 |
| OOP costs share of household income(%) | 26.4 | 78.1 | 4.3 | 12.1 |
| OOP costs share of capacity to pay(%) | 27.6 | 53.6 | 6.2 | 15.4 |
US$ United States dollar
aOOP out-of-pocket
b A currency exchange rate of Chinese RMB 689 Yuan to US$100 dollar
c Capacity to pay means that household expenditure minus food expenditure