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Table 2 Incidence and intensity of CHE among elderly households in China, from 2011 to 2015a

From: Measurement and determinants of catastrophic health expenditure among elderly households in China using longitudinal data from the CHARLS

Year

2011

2013

2015

Out-of-pocket health care spending as a share of total expenditure (cut-off point =10%)

 Head count (SE)

29.92 (0.008)

36.52 (0.007)

39.42 (0.009)

p-valueb

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Overshoot (SE)

6.85 (0.003)

9.87 (0.004)

11.45 (0.003)

p-valueb

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Mean positive overshoot

22.89

27.03

31.25

Out-of-pocket health care spending as a share of non-food expenditure (cut-off point = 40%)

 Head count (SE)

20.86 (0.007)

27.63 (0.008)

31.00 (0.009)

p-valueb

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Overshoot (SE)

3.12 (0.002)

5.06 (0.002)

8.75 (0.003)

p-valueb

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Mean positive overshoot

14.96

18.31

28.23

  1. Note: (a) Presented as % unless otherwise indicated; (b) Statistical testing was conducted by comparing the year-specific “head count” with the equivalent value in 2011