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Table 6 MPCE Class wise Incidence of Public Subsidy (in %)

From: Health financing strategies to reduce out-of-pocket burden in India: a comparative study of three states

Sector

MPCE

TN

RAJ

WB

2004

2014

2004

2014

2004

2014

Rural

P

20.74

42.25

19.28

44.43

22.36

25.99

LM

36.71

26.58

35.72

15.13

25.96

19.44

UM

29.21

20.48

16.22

20.66

29.30

28.15

R

13.34

10.69

28.78

19.78

22.38

26.41

Urban

P

57.76

64.35

28.12

38.59

41.01

36.21

LM

18.98

11.01

15.69

38.88

40.53

31.53

UM

18.63

20.21

11.30

14.86

6.19

24.66

R

4.18

4.43

44.89

7.66

12.27

7.60

Combine

P

41.52

54.17

25.35

41.53

30.50

31.30

LM

26.87

18.18

21.98

26.94

32.32

25.72

UM

23.36

20.33

12.84

17.78

19.21

26.34

R

8.25

7.31

39.83

13.75

17.96

16.64

  1. Note: P-poorest, LM-lower middle, UM-upper middle, R-richest
  2. Source: Authors’ estimation from NSS 60th and 71st round data
  3. The italics numbers in the tables signify the maximum