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Table 1 Categorization of all Indian states by mean OOPE (NSSO, CES-2009-10)

From: Does equity in healthcare spending exist among Indian states? Explaining regional variations from national sample survey data

Category

Mean OOPE (INR)

States

Number of households (%)

A

100 or more

Punjab, Chandigarh,Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Pondicherry

16,887 (16.74)

B

50 to 99

Karnataka, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, J&K, Andaman and Nicobar, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh

57,829 (57.34)

C

Below 50

Dadra Nagar Haveli, Sikkim, Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Daman &Diu, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Arunachal Pradesh

26,139 (25.92)

  1. Source: Compiled from NSS CES Report (2009–10); computed by author using the unit level data records of CES 2009–10