Do poor people in the poorer states pay more for healthcare in India?

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Monthly per capita consumption expenditure, mean age and percentage urban by poverty and type of health centers in India, 2014

Parameters	Poor using public health centers	Poor using private health centers	Non-poor using public health centers	Non-poor using private health centers	India
Total Number of household surveyed	7,642	4,051	12,343	14,939	65932
Total number of hospitalized case	10,033	6,278	17,406	23,739	57,456
% residing in urban areas^a	23.97	35.12	20.68	37.46	29.98
Mean age^a	31	32	34	37	34
MPCE (in Indian rupees)^a	807	880	1654	2245	1625

^at-test shows significant differences in mean age and MPCE of poor using public health centers and each of the three other groups. Chi-square test shows significant differences in percentage urban across groups

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