Table 2 Financial burden borne by households that included people aged ≥ 60 years, Viet Nam
Out-of-pocket health expenditure | Total (N = 1477) |
|---|---|
Mean (minimum–maximum) total household health expenditure in 1000 Vietnamese dong | 7989 (0–108,280) |
Mean (minimum–maximum) total household health expenditure for older people in 1000 Vietnamese dong | 7378 (0–106,910) |
Mean (minimum–maximum) total household health expenditure in 1000 Vietnamese dong (estimated only for households that incurred health expenditure) | 10,591 (13–108,280) |
Mean (minimum–maximum) total household health expenditure for older people in 1000 Vietnamese dong (estimated only for households that incurred health expenditure for older people) | 9782 (13–106,910) |
Mean percentage of health expenditure for older people as share of total household health expenditure (mean, SD) | 86.3% (29.7) |
% (no.) of households with health expenditure exceeding 40% of capacity to pay | 8.6 (127) |
% (no.) of households with health expenditure exceeding 40% of capacity to pay when health spending for older members is excluded | 1.96 (29) |
% (no.) of households with health expenditure exceeding 10% of total household expenditure | 7.5 (111) |
% (no.) of households with health expenditure exceeding 25% of total household expenditure | 1.8 (26) |
% (no.) of households facing financial distress due to spending for outpatient services | 8.3 (122) |
% (no.) of households facing financial distress due to spending for inpatient services | 5.4 (79) |
% (no.) of households facing financial distress due to spending for health services | 12.3 (181) |