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Table 3 Household expenditure (in thousands of L$), reporting of illness and utilization measures

From: Households forgoing healthcare as a measure of financial risk protection: an application to Liberia

 

Total Expenditure

Non-food Expenditure

OOP Health Expenditure

Prevalence of health shocks

Utilization, inpatient

Full Sample

217.8

87.4

2.8

19%

20%

Quintile

 Poorest (1)

107.8

26.6

1.9

16%

23%

 2

168.6

46.7

1.9

20%

24%

 3

229.9

78.4

3.1

21%

21%

 4

310.5

119.0

3.0

19%

21%

 Wealthiest (5)

574.4

287.3

3.5

17%

16%

Residence area

 Urban

248.3

111.7

3.2

19%

22%

 Rural

171.2

50.2

2.1

18%

18%

  1. Source: Liberia Household income and expenditure survey, 2014. Average exchange rate from Oanda.com, December 2014