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Table 3 Inequality and inequity in spending on hospital, general practitioners, specialists, and pharmaceuticals at end-of-life

From: Income inequities in end-of-life health care spending in British Columbia, Canada: A cross-sectional analysis, 2004-2006

 

Total Population

 

Inequality (CI)

Inequity (HI)

Hospital

0.017

-0.031

General practitioner

0.017

-0.006

Specialist physician

0.078

0.024

Prescription drugs

0.044

0.033

 

Females

 

Inequality (CI)

Inequity (HI)

Hospital

0.006

-0.028

General Practitioner

0.009

-0.006

Specialist physician

0.062

0.022

Prescription drugs

0.040

0.020

 

Males

 

Inequality (CI)

Inequity (HI)

Hospital

0.002

-0.031

General practitioner

0.015

-0.008

Specialist physician

0.057

0.030

Prescription drugs

0.065

0.055

  1. Bold values statistically significant at p < 0.05.
  2. CI = Concentration Index, HI = Horizontal Inequity