Medical security and catastrophic health expenditures among households containing persons with disabilities in Korea: a longitudinal population-based study

Table 2 Average capacity to pay, OOP spending, and burden of medical costs by group

					Unit: USD^b
Variable	The poor not enrolled in medical-aid (n = 1,751)		Enrollees in medical-aid (n = 1,259)		p-value^a
Variable	Mean	Std Dev	Mean	Std Dev
Capacity to pay	6,417	4,375	3,398	1,962	<0.001
OOP spending	706	1,371	242	456	<0.001
Catastrophic health expenditure (%)	4.2		2.6		0.023

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