Research Article
Gender Disparity in Health and Food Expenditure in India among Elderly
Table 2
Household expenditure and gender differences on different health items among the elderly at two points of time (1999-2000 and 2007-2008).
| Health items |
Item-wise household expenditure for healthcare (percent) |
Item-wise share of household expenditure for elderly healthcare (percent) |
Gender differences in item-wise expenditure for elderly healthcare (male-female ratio) | 1999-2000 | 2007-2008 | 1999-2000 | 2007-2008 | 1999-2000 | 2007-2008 |
| Medicine | 73.4 | 77.7 | 25.3 | 25.1 | 13.3 | 5.3 | X-ray, ECG, pathological test, and so forth | 5.9 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 31.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | Doctor/surgeon’s fee | 13.4 | 10.8 | 46.0 | 20.6 | 28.6 | 8.5 | Hospital and nursing home charges | 3.2 | 0.7 | 35.7 | 24.1 | 16.8 | 10.6 | Other medical expenses | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 26.1 | 25.6 | 21.1 |
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