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Table 2 Descriptive statistics and socioeconomic characteristics of the sampling data by income quintile

From: Improving equity in health care financing in China during the progression towards Universal Health Coverage

Income quintiles

No. of families

No. of individuals

Per capita household expenditure

OOP

1—poorest

602

1767

5486.63 (5335.91 to 5637.35)

617.23 (559.71 to 674.76)

2

602

1780

10,355.37 (10,261.41 to 10,449.34)

932.15 (825.89 to 1038.41)

3

601

1775

14,558.69 (14,456.95 to 14,660.44)

1143.78 (1021.26 to 1266.30)

4

602

1762

20,261.31 (20,096.49 to 20,426.14)

1808.89 (1616.48 to 2001.30)

5—richest

601

1770

38,641.08 (37,205.61 to 40,076.54)

5169.61 (4224.93 to 6114.29)

Total

3008

8854

17,854.81 (17,352.02 to 18,357.60)

1933.52 (1729.42 to 2137.62)

  1. Data source: Author’s analysis from the sample of household survey
  2. Note: All expenditures are presented in CNY. 95% confidence intervals are in the parentheses