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Table 2 Per capita consumption of the whole cohort and households with different illness conditions and medical expense levels

From: Illness, medical expenditure and household consumption: observations from Taiwan

  

Presence of chronic disease

Presence of inpatient treatment

Medical expense

Variables

Whole cohort

Yes

No

Yes

No

High

Low

Amount of expense (USD)

      

Basic (food, produce, etc.)

3982.5

3934.7

4504.5

3992.1

3968.6

4716.9

3250.9

sd

2020.3

2029.8

2004.7

2045.4

1984.3

2119.8

1612.6

p-value

 

0.137

0.769

<0.001

Education

691.0

680.6

706.6

690.8

691.3

819.6

562.9

sd

304.7

306.3

301.8

301.3

309.7

310.2

238.1

p-value

 

0.033

0.968

<0.001

Saving/Investment

2960.0

2042.3

2986.7

2978.8

2933.0

3509.6

2412.6

sd

1339.7

1363.3

1303.5

1333.8

1348.4

1370.6

1054.5

p-value

 

0.403

0.392

<0.001

Entertainment

689.1

682.4

699.3

691.4

685.9

819.2

559.5

sd

302.4

308.5

292.8

298.4

3-8.1248

307.2

234.3

p-value

 

0.158

0.649

<0.001

Insurance

1977.7

1945.9

2025.6

1989.5

1960.7

2345.0

1611.8

sd

1004.6

1008.5

997.3

1006.5

1002.1

1045.0

811.9

p-value

 

0.047

0.472

<0.001

Durable goods

398.0

389.7

410.4

400.6

394.1

470.5

325.7

sd

198.4

196.9

200.1

194.9

203.4

205.3

161.8

p-value

 

0.009

0.415

<0.001

Alcohol/Tobacco

196.3

193.7

200.1

196.9

195.4

233.8

159.0

sd

100.7

102.7

97.6

101.1

100.1

106.6

78.3

p-value

 

0.108

0.717

<0.001

Other

11.8

12.1

11.3

9.1

15.7

4.1

19.5

sd

103.2

109.9

92.4

101.1

106.1

72.2

126.4

p-value

 

0.841

0.116

<0.001

Percentage of expense

Basic (food, produce, etc.)

30.89

30.86

30.93

30.82

31.00

30.16

32.01

Education

5.36

5.34

5.39

5.33

5.40

5.24

5.54

Saving/Investment

22.96

23.08

22.79

22.99

22.91

22.44

23.76

Entertainment

5.34

5.35

5.34

5.34

5.36

5.24

5.51

Insurance

15.34

15.26

15.45

15.36

15.31

14.99

15.87

Durable goods

3.09

3.06

3.13

3.09

3.08

3.01

3.21

Alcohol/Tobacco

1.52

1.52

1.53

1.52

1.53

1.49

1.57

Other

0.09

0.10

0.09

0.07

0.12

0.03

0.19

  1. Notes: Basic consumption includes food (rice, meet, vegetable, fruit, etc.), clothes, production means (farming equipment, fertilizer, seed, etc.), utilities (electricity, water, heating, cooking, renting, etc.), and daily goods (toiletries, kitchen supplies, etc.). Education includes tuition, book, and other education-related expenses. Saving/investment include banking and stock. Entertainment includes entertainment, travel, holidays, and other social activities. Insurance: for property, farm product, health, etc. Durable goods include furniture and electronic devices. Alcohol/Tobacco: cigarette, tobacco, wine, and liqueur. Medical expense: outpatient and inpatient services, drugs. Other: expenses not listed above.