Table 1 Major characteristics of the sample population
From: Out-of-pocket healthcare payments on chronic conditions impoverish urban poor in Bangalore, India
Households (n=9299) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Households that reported chronic condition (n=3202) | Households that did not report chronic condition (n=6097) |
Income per month in INR - [Median (range)] | Household Income | 12000 (0, 205000) | 9000 (14, 195000) |
Per capita income | 2500 (0, 60001) | 2250 (2.8, 43333.3) | |
 First quintile | 1250 (0, 1583.3) | 1200 (2.8, 1480) | |
 Second quintile | 1952.4 (1600, 2181.8) | 1600 (1500, 1950) | |
 Third quintile | 2500 (2200, 2925) | 2250 (2000, 2657.1) | |
 Fourth quintile | 3333.3 (3000, 3916.7) | 3000 (2666.7, 3750) | |
 Fifth quintile | 5000 (4000, 60001) | 5000 (3800, 43333.3) | |
Poverty status – as per the ration card [n (percentage)] | Above the poverty line | 1972 (61.6) | 2683 (44.3) |
Below the poverty line | 242 (7.6) | 725 (12.0) | |
No ration card | 988 (30.9) | 2643 (43.6) | |
Household size [mean (SD)] | Â | 5.2 (2.3) | 4.6 (1.8) |
Religion [n (percentage)] | Islam | 2178 (68.3) | 3381 (64.2) |
Hinduism | 666 (20.9) | 1468 (24.3) | |
Christianity | 352 (11.0) | 677 (11.2) | |
Others | 2 (0.1) | 17 (0.3) | |
Chronic Conditions (n=3902) | |||
Type of the health services as place for consultation* [n (percentage)] | Government | 742 (19.6) | |
Private | 3040 (80.1) | ||
Levels of the health services [n (percentage)] | Clinics/Health centres | 1621 (41.5) | |
Hospitals | 1466 (37.6) | ||
Super-specialty hospitals | 695 (17.78) | ||