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Table 2 Summary of OOP transport costs. For each respondent, the total amount spent is calculated by multiplying the reported average cost per purchase by the reported purchase frequency for that specific cost category. The means and standard deviations are provided for the total amount spent, the reported average cost per purchase, and the reported purchase frequency, and are calculated using only the total number of respondents for the cost-category

From: The rural tax: comprehensive out-of-pocket costs associated with patient travel in British Columbia

Cost-category

# of Respondents

% of Total

Per Purchase $ Average (s.d)

Purchase Frequency Average (s.d)

Total Amount $ Average (s.d)

Gas

324

85

115 (132)

6 (14)

554 (1117)

Car Rental

10

3

162 (130)

2 (2)

257 (182)

Airplane Ticket

47

12

751 (418)

2 (1)

1581 (1393)

Bus Ticket

17

4

70 (69)

10 (22)

330 (626)

Ride Share

2

1

30 (14)

2 (0)

60 (28)

Taxi

25

7

44 (30)

6 (14)

154 (200)

Parking

122

32

20 (31)

9 (25)

155 (471)

Ferry

25

7

102 (95)

5 (4)

446 (484)