Per capita expense (mean and standard deviation) and percentage (as of the total expense) for the whole cohort and subgroups with different illness conditions and medical expense levels.
posted on 2013-02-19, 17:48authored byKuangnan Fang, Yefei Jiang, BenChang Shia, Shuangge Ma
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Basic consumption includes food (rice, meet, vegetable, fruit, etc), clothes, production means (e.g. farming equipment, fertilizer, seed, etc), utilities (electricity, water, heating, cooking, renting, etc), and daily goods (toiletries, kitchen supplies); Education includes tuition, book, and other education-related expenses; Saving/investment includes banking, stock; Entertainment includes entertainment, travel, holidays and other social activities; Insurance: for property, farm product, health, etc; Durable goods include furniture and electronic devices; Alcohol/Tobacco: cigarette, tobacco, wine, liqueur; Medical expense: outpatient and inpatient services, drugs; Other: expenses not listed above.