Table 1 General characteristics and catastrophic health expenditure

Sex of head of household

<.0001

Male

188

3.2

5,752

96.8

5,940

Female

60

5.6

1,006

94.4

1,066

Age of head of household (years)

<.0001

20-39

6

0.4

1,458

99.6

1,464

40-59

42

1.3

3,216

98.7

3,258

60-79

183

8.5

1,980

91.5

2,163

Economic level of household

<.0001

Third quintile

4

0.2

2,332

99.8

2,336

Second quintile

17

0.7

2,392

99.3

2,409

First quintile

227

10.0

2,034

90.0

2,261

Education level of head of household

<.0001

Less than elementary school

123

8.1

1,399

91.9

1,522

Middle school

41

4.9

803

95.1

844

High school

53

2.2

2,357

97.8

2,410

Greater than college

31

1.4

2,199

98.6

2,230

Head of household’s job type

<.0001

Regular employee

44

1.7

2,587

98.3

2,631

Temporary employee

46

3.6

1,234

96.4

1,280

Employer or owner/operator

122

4.9

2,357

95.1

2,479

Unpaid family worker

2

3.6

53

96.4

55

Household composition

<.0001

Adult household (15–624 years old)

206

3.3

6,098

96.7

6,304

Senior citizen who lives alone

24

15.4

131

84.6

155

Elderly household

11

27.5

29

72.5

40

Type of medical insurance

0.6761

Self-employed or employees

230

3.5

6,355

96.5

6,585

Medical aid beneficiaries

14

4.1

323

95.9

337

Uninsured, self-pay

4

4.8

80

95.2

84

Chronic disease present in household?

<.0001

Yes

242

4.6

4,996

95.4

5,238

No

6

0.3

1,761

99.7

1,767

Total

248

3.5

6,758

96.5

7,006