Illness, medical expenditure and household consumption: observations from Taiwan

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Table 3 Multivariate regression analysis: effects of the presence of chronic disease and inpatient treatment on expense, measured by actual amount (in USD) and percentage

	Amount of expense				Percentage of expense
	Presence of chronic disease		Presence of inpatient treatment		Presence of chronic disease		Presence of inpatient treatment
	Regression coef	P-value	Regression coef	P-value	OR	P-value	OR	P-value
Basic (food, produce, etc.)	−31.038	0.530	−2.133	0.965	0.997	0.847	0.986	0.297
Education	−10.630	0.031	−5.788	0.237	0.991	0.275	0.990	0.204
Medical expense	4.621	0.851	29.990	0.221	1.015	0.285	1.020	0.142
Saving/Investment	19.990	0.420	21.340	0.386	1.010	0.323	1.007	0.469
Entertainment	−1.616	0.744	0.229	0.963	0.999	0.891	0.998	0.784
Insurance	−36.236	0.150	14.187	0.571	0.986	0.299	1.003	0.811
Durable goods	−11.960	0.014	3.455	0.473	0.979	0.102	1.013	0.334
Alcohol/Tobacco	−1.923	0.447	−0.099	0.969	0.980	0.144	0.993	0.594

Notes: Adjusted for household characteristics (size, presence of member(s) younger than 18, presence of member(s) older than 65, basic insurance coverage, commercial insurance coverage, city, urban, and income) and household head characteristics (age, gender, education, occupation, and marital status).

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