Table 2 Household expenditures per year in southern Ethiopia, 2017/2018 (n = 794)
Expenditures | Mean per household ($) | Median per household ($) | Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
Food and supplies (i.e., food, plates, cups, etc. which were bought, grown or produced, received as wages, received as a gift or loan, or spent on cooking and lighting fuel) | 500 | 419 | 401,992 |
Utilities (i.e., electricity, water, telephone, etc) | 12 | 14 | 9861 |
Education (i.e., schooling for children or self) | 2 | 0 | 1383 |
House rent | 7 | 0 | 5127 |
Goods and utensils for household use | 8 | 8 | 6596 |
Clothes | 32 | 27 | 25,578 |
Maintenance of bicycle(s), carts, motorbike, etc | 10 | 0 | 8065 |
Replacements of household appliances (i.e., stove, lanterns, etc.) | 13 | 14 | 10,227 |
Reimbursement of loan (s) | 10 | 0 | 7848 |
Pre-healthcare total household expenditure (gross) | 593 | 527 | 476,677 |
Post- healthcare total household expenditure (net) | 576 | 503 | 462,875 |
Non-food expenditure (i.e., ability to pay) | 93 | 67 | 74,685 |
The proportion of expenditure on food to total household expenditure | 84% | 88% | 84% |