Table 4

Change in the proportion (%) of households incurring large health expenditures for inpatient care in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh between 2004 and 2012

SubgroupsBaseline mean (95% CI)Change 2004:2012 mean (95% CI)DID
MaharashtraAndhra PradeshMaharashtraAndhra PradeshMean (95% CI)p Value
Large inpatient expenditure (Embedded Image23 000 deflated to 2004 figures)
 All6.7 (6 to 7.3)3.4 (2.9 to 3.9)3.1 (2.1 to 4.1)2.2 (1.5 to 2.8)−0.91 (−2.1 to 0.27)0.1302
Adjusted for covariates
−1.8 (−3 to −0.7)0.0009
Head of household
 Male6.8 (6.2 to 7.6)3.5 (3.1 to 4)3.1 (2.0 to 4.1)2.1 (1.5 to 2.9)−0.8 (−2.1 to −0.4)0.1928
 Female5.0 (3.7 to 6.4)2.8 (1.9 to 3.7)3.9 (2 to 5.8)2 (6.6 to 3.4)−1.8 (−4.2 to 0.50)0.1222
Social group
 Scheduled Tribes2.2 (1.3 to 3.1)1.4 (0.5 to 2.2)5.3 (3.5 to 7)3.5 (1.9 to 5.1)−1.7 (−4.1 to 0.61)0.1478
 Scheduled Castes6.1 (4.6 to 7.7)2.1 (1.5 to 2.6)4.3 (2.3 to 6.3)3 (1.9 to 4.1)−1.2 (−3.5 to 1.01)0.2785
 Other excluded5.9 (4.7 to 7.0)3.3 (2.7 to 3.8)2.9 (1.1 to 4.6)2.7 (1.7 to 3.6)−2.1 (−2.2 to 1.8)0.8389
 All other groups8.3 (7.5 to 7.9)5.4 (4.4 to 6.3)2.2 (0.9 to 3.6)0.51 (−0.7 to 1.7)−1.7 (−3.5 to 0.04)0.0628
Location
 Rural1.9 (1.5 to 2.2)0.9 (0.79 to 1.1)1.7 (1.1 to 2.3)1.3 (0.09 to 1.6)−0.45 (−1.1 to 0.25)0.2098
 Urban12.9 (11.9 to 14)9.7 (8.9 to 10.7)4.4 (3.0 to 5.7)3.9 (2.6 to 5.3)−0.7 (−2.4 to 1.5)0.6350
Quintile
 Poorest1.8 (1.3 to 2.4)1.1 (0.8 to 1.4)3.7 (2.2 to 5.2)1.7 (0.7 to 2.7)−0.2 (−3.8 to −0.19)0.0307
 2nd2.7 (1.9 to 3.5)1.2 (0.9 to 1.5)2.1 (0.93 to 3.3)2.2 (1.4 to 3.1)0.9 (−1.4 to 1.6)0.9079
 Middle6.9 (4.9 to 8.9)4.2 (3.1 to 5.3)1.3 (−1 to 3.6)0.9 (−1.2 to 1.4)−1.2 (−3.9 to 1.4)0.3596
 4th10.7 (8.7 to 12.6)7.6 (5.9 to 9.2)1.8 (−0.57 to 4.3)−0.036 (−1.9 to 1.80) −1.9 (−4.9 to 1.2)0.2268
 Richest13.5 (12 to 14.9)9.6 (8.1 to 11.2) 0.3 (−1.6 to 2.2) −0.6 (−2.8 to 1.6)−0.9 (−3.7 to 2)0.5601
  • DID, difference in differences.