Tab. III.

Associated factors with catastrophic health expenditure (n = 323).

Factors	CHE Yes	CHE No	Chi-square value	P value
	Frequency	Frequency
Religion Hindu Muslim	40 8	233 42	0.06	0.8
Type of family Nuclear Joint 3-generation	34 5 9	193 18 64	1.232	0.54
Socio-economic status Upper middle Lower middle Upper lower	5 8 35	28 106 141	9.06	< 0.05
Chronic illness Yes No	41 7	58 217	79.55	< 0.001
*BPL card holders Yes No	38 10	205 70	0.468	0.494

* below poverty line