Table 3 Prevalence and means of out-of-pocket expenditure with the baby in the first three months of life among mothers recruited to the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study, Pelotas, Brazil, 2004.
Expenditure with baby | Total population | ||
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Mean (R$)* | ||
Reference wealth quintiles (IEN)** | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | |
1 | 551 (54.8) | 16.14 | 1006 |
2 | 625 (72.8) | 37.14 | 859 |
3 | 693 (76.6) | 45.41 | 905 |
4 | 631 (84.7) | 83.61 | 745 |
5 | 591 (88.1) | 123.07 | 671 |
Covered by private health plan | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | |
No | 1862 (71.6) | 39.35 | 2602 |
Yes | 1230 (91.6) | 98.37 | 1343 |
All | 3093 (73.8) | 55.98 | 4189 |