Table 3.
Incidence and intensity of catastrophic health expenditure by economic status and patient composition in rural Shandong, China, 2016
| CHE | No complication | One complication | Two or more complications | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head Count (HC,%) | ||||
| Q1a | 11.2 | 35.4 | 60.9 | 21.7 |
| Q2 | 5.7 | 25.9 | 48.0 | 13.8 |
| Q3 | 4.4 | 21.7 | 42.9 | 11.6 |
| Q4 | 3.2 | 17.9 | 36.4 | 6.9 |
| Total | 6.1 | 25.3 | 47.3 | 13.6 |
| Mean Gap(%) | ||||
| Q1 | 4.8 | 31.4 | 61.2 | 15.5 |
| Q2 | 3.0 | 16.1 | 41.0 | 8.8 |
| Q3 | 1.3 | 12.5 | 35.9 | 5.4 |
| Q4 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 12.2 | 3.1 |
| Total | 2.5 | 16.8 | 38.0 | 8.3 |
| Mean Positive Gap (%) | ||||
| Q1 | 42.9 | 88.5 | 100.5 | 71.4 |
| Q2 | 52.0 | 61.9 | 85.4 | 63.8 |
| Q3 | 29.5 | 57.7 | 83.7 | 46.6 |
| Q4 | 34.4 | 39.8 | 33.5 | 44.9 |
| Total | 41.0 | 66.5 | 80.3 | 61.1 |
a Quartile 1(Q1) is the poorest and Quartile 4(Q4) is the richest