Table 3.
Households’ medical financial burden among subgroups in 2003, 2008 and 2013
| 2003 | 2008 | 2013 | |
| % of households with health OOP exceeding 40% of income | |||
| Total (%) | 6.7 | 7.0 | 8.7 |
| Household size (%) | |||
| 1–2 persons | 11.7 | 10.7 | 12.7 |
| 3–4 persons | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Over 5 persons | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| Highest education of family (%) | |||
| None and primary | 9.7 | 10.8 | 13.4 |
| Secondary | 4.5 | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| College and above | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| If any member in household over 60 years old (%) | |||
| No member in household over 60 years old | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| At least one member in household over 60 years old | 10.0 | 10.8 | 13.9 |
| If any member in household below 5 years old (%) | |||
| No member in household below 5 years old | 7.0 | 7.4 | 9.4 |
| At least one member in household below 5 years old | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| If any member in household has a chronic disease (%) | |||
| No member in household has a chronic disease | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| At least one member in household has a chronic disease | 12.9 | 13.4 | 14.8 |
| If any member in household used inpatient service recently | |||
| No member in household used inpatient service recently | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
| At least one member in household used inpatient service recently | 27.8 | 23.5 | 20.3 |
| Income group | |||
| First quintile | 16.1 | 15.4 | 24.7 |
| Second quintile | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Third quintile | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| Fourth quintile | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Fifth quintile | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Other financial burden measurements at individual levels | |||
| Did not get admitted when considered necessary by physicians (%) | 27.0 | 23.0 | 21.4 |
| Forgone necessary admissions due to financial difficulties (%) | 77.5 | 71.7 | 45.4 |
| Early discharge due to financial difficulties (%) | 68.3 | 54.6 | 37.0 |
OOP, out of pocket.