Research Article
Gender Disparity in Health and Food Expenditure in India among Elderly
Table 1
Components of household expenditure in India in 1999-2000 and 2007-2008.
| Components | Household expenditure (percent) | Household expenditure on elderly (percent) | 1999-2000 | 2007-2008 | 1999-2000 | 2007-2008 |
| Food | 59.2 | 27.3 | 39.5 | 25.8 | Nonfood | 40.1 | 66.2 | 59.6 | 69.2 | Health | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | Education | 0.3 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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