Table 3.
Unadjusted mean of out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures of poverty category by racial/ethnic group (95% confidence interval).
| NHW | NHB | Hispanic | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total OOP expenditures | ||||
| Poor | $1820 (1656,1984) | $1394 (1105,1684) | $988 (852,1123) | $1086 (847,1325) |
| Low income | $2042 (1888,2197) | $1413 (1223,1603) | $1128 (974,1283) | $1097 (849,1346) |
| Middle income | $1998 (1877,2119) | $1466 (1227,1705) | $1231 (1094,1368) | $1571 (1269,1875) |
| High income | $2082 (1949,2216) | $1705 (1369,2041) | $1475 (1195,1755) | $1252 (1064,1442) |
| Prescription expenditure | ||||
| Poor | $1233 (1119,1349) | $904 (814,995) | $710 (605,815) | $819 (607,1032) |
| Low income | $1412 (1294,1530) | $1069 (896,1241) | $834 (703,965) | $682 (508,857) |
| Middle income | $1197 (1132,1262) | $975 (847,1104) | $788 (683,893) | $995 (736,1255) |
| High income | $1176 (1078,1274) | $833 (736,929) | $889 (680,1098) | $644 (537,751) |
| Office-based expenditure | ||||
| Poor | $221 (143,301) | $157 (34,280) | $83 (63,102) | $99 (61,138) |
| Low income | $204 (178,232) | $125 (103,147) | $115 (84,146) | $142 (89,195) |
| Middle income | $290 (250,330) | $223 (97,350) | $166 (139,193) | $229 (123,336) |
| High income | $326 (294,359) | $251 (173,328) | $236 (148,324) | $217 (144,290) |
| Inpatient expenditure | ||||
| Poor | $82 (43,123) | $91 (34,148) | $69 (8129) | $12 (−5,29) |
| Low income | $61 (40,83) | $40 (19,60) | $29 (−2,61) | $80 (−39,200) |
| Middle income | $50 (38,64) | $70 (−3143) | $75 (14,136) | $38 (3,73) |
| High income | $50 (31,70) | $139 (−12,289) | $59 (−17,136) | $37 (10,63) |
| Outpatient expenditure | ||||
| Poor | $43 (27,58) | $22 (8,36) | $13 (7,18) | $16 (4,29) |
| Low income | $60 (35,87) | $17 (10,25) | $17 (9,26) | $41 (24,58) |
| Middle income | $57 (42,73) | $39 (−0.20,78) | $36 (14,58) | $23 (7,38) |
| High income | $59 (48,72) | $42 (24,59) | $24 (12,37) | $46 (−1,93) |
| ER expenditure | ||||
| Poor | $25 (15,35) | $84 (−21,189) | $25 (2,47) | $13 (−1,27) |
| Low income | $20 (13,28) | $20 (−4,45) | $21 (8,34) | $9 (4,15) |
| Middle income | $19 (11,27) | $9 (5,13) | $15 (9,20) | $4 (1,8) |
| High income | $20 (14,26) | $60 (−24,143) | $19 (7,31) | $10 (4,17) |