Table 2 Distribution of medicine expenses, according to public and private sector and sociodemographic variables. Brazil, 2008–2009
From: Medicine expenses and obesity in Brazil: an analysis based on the household budget survey
Variables | Monthly household medicine expenses per capitaa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Sector (obtained in the SUS) | Private Sector (paid for out-of-pocket) | Total | |||
US$ | % spent on medicines | US$ | % spent on medicines | US$ | |
Area | |||||
Rural | 2.32 | 16.13 | 9.39 | 83.87 | 11.71 |
Urban | 3.32 | 12.01 | 16.41 | 87.99 | 19.73 |
Regions | |||||
North and Northeast | 1.71 | 11.42 | 9.31 | 88.58 | 11.01 |
Mid-South | 3.88 | 13.23 | 18.26 | 86.77 | 22.14 |
Household income per capita (US$) | |||||
1st quintile | 1.01 | 16.37 | 4.34 | 83.63 | 5.35 |
2nd quintile | 2.13 | 15.36 | 8.04 | 84.64 | 10.17 |
3rd quintile | 3.46 | 15.33 | 12.18 | 84.67 | 15.64 |
4th quintile | 4.08 | 11.51 | 18.16 | 88.49 | 22.24 |
5th quintile | 5.17 | 5.11 | 33.82 | 94.89 | 38.99 |
Brazil | 3.17 | 12.64 | 15.31 | 87.36 | 18.48 |