Table 3 Comparing health care utilization and expenditure across socio-demographic groups

 Female

5.3

4.8

6.5

6.6

1900

(8286)

421

(636)

12,588

(30427)

13,464

(29970)

 Male

4.2

4.6

5.1

5.5

2196

(6875)

552

(595)

13,976

(27846)

17,765

(29886)

P-value ^{a, b}

< 0.001

0.932

< 0.001

0.505

0.533

0.521

0.399

0.626

 Illiteracy

6.4

6.0

7.9

9.3

1546

(6487)

547

(845)

12,809

(32741)

10,531

(21576)

 Primary school

4.2

6.7

5.3

6.7

2593

(8408)

565

(458)

13,149

(25734)

19,000

(32797)

 Middle school

3.7

3.6

4.5

7.1

1631

(4930)

140

(198)

13,711

(24162)

20,900

(39989)

 High school and above

2.9

3.5

2.9

3.1

3481

(13552)

603

(778)

15,330

(27865)

6738

(4037)

P-value

< 0.001

0.294

< 0.001

0.060

0.066

0.382

0.895

0.646

 < 60

4.6

4.6

5.1

5.8

1886

(6980)

439

(619)

12,486

(22571)

14,679.5

(27806)

 > =60

6.1

6.7

9.8

9.0

2855

(11250)

698

(582)

17,570

(48419)

19,912.5

(40800)

P-value

0.001

0.379

< 0.001

0.232

0.143

0.349

0.015

0.657

 Fair/Unhealthy

9.1

10.0

11.2

10.7

2243

(8115)

545

(670)

14,971

(33168)

19,768

(37726)

 Healthy

2.1

2.1

2.5

3.7

1440

(6484)

338

(460)

8206

(13161)

8940

(9297)

P-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.129

0.339

< 0.001

0.217

 No

5.1

5.5

6.6

6.2

2023

(7365)

488

(599)

13,357

(30247)

17,583

(33547)

 Yes

5.2

3.1

5.1

7.3

2653

(12229)

380

(539)

15,737

(26064)

7000

(4637)

P-value

0.880

0.338

0.034

0.674

0.520

0.767

0.532

0.490

 Rural

5.2

5.2

6.2

6.2

1642

(6651)

566

(633)

12,007

(30256)

12,172

(18667)

 Urban

4.0

4.4

5.2

6.0

2823

(9512)

416

(605)

15,489

(27396)

17,107

(34859)

P-value

< 0.001

0.590

0.001

0.904

0.018

0.465

0.043

0.583