Household catastrophic medical expenses in eastern China: determinants and policy implications

Table 4 Incidence of catastrophic medical expenses by different cut-offs (%)

	Out-of-pocket medical expenses as a percentage of total non-food expenses
	> = 40%	> = 30%	> = 20%	> = 10%
Area
Shanghai - urban	7.64	12.39	19.37	37.39
Shanghai - rural	11.48	17.55	27.15	47.02
Changzhou - rural	11.61	15.57	23.18	41.75
Weifang - urban	13.64	20.16	29.99	49.34
Weifang - rural	22.95	30.07	40.47	58.42
Income level
Top quintile	10.84	14.46	18.65	32.9
2^nd quintile	9.24	14.43	23.11	40.65
3^rd quintile	11.06	17.07	26.66	47.93
4^th quintile	24.79	31.49	40.60	60.3
Bottom quintile	21.06	28.53	41.82	61.16
Total	15.40	21.2	30.17	48.59

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