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Table 1 List of variables included in the study

From: Role of publicly funded health insurance in financial protection of the elderly from hospitalisation expenditure in India-findings from the longitudinal aging study

Variables

Description

Category

Place

Place of Residence of Individual

Urban

Rural

MPCE Quintile

Monthly per capita consumption expenditure in INR and household non-food expenditure as a

share

Poorest

Poorer

Middle

Richer

Richest

Social Group (Caste)

Social Group/Caste of Individual

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

Scheduled Caste (SC)

backward class (OBC)

None of above

Age Category

Age Category of Individual

45–59 Years

60–79 Years

80 and Above

Sex

Sex of Individual

Male

Female

Education

Education Category of Individual

Never been to school

Primary

Secondary

Higher Secondary and Diploma

Graduation and Above

PFHI

Public Funded Health Insurance

Yes

No

Type of Hospital

Type of Hospital in which hospitalisation took place

Public Hospital

Private Hospital

Duration of Hospitalisation (Days)

Duration of Hospitalisation Episode in no. of days

Continuous

OOPE

Out of Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) in hospital in INR

Continuous

CHE25

Catastrophic Health Expenditure at 25% threshold of annual consumption expenditure (OOPE > 25% of Annual Consumption Expenditure of concerned Household)

Yes

No

CHE40

Catastrophic Health Expenditure at 40% threshold of Non-food consumption expenditure (OOPE > 40% of Annual Non-food Consumption Expenditure of concerned Household)

Yes

No

Disease

Type of ailment for which hospitalisation took place

Names of diseases

State

State in which the individual resides

Names of states in India